🔧Does this apply to your car? Depending on trim and options — tow packages especially — your vehicle may have a separate auxiliary transmission cooler, or one integrated into the radiator side tank. Check which setup you have before planning this job: if it's integrated, cooler service happens with radiator replacement instead.
9 fasteners
Seq
Component
Torque
Angle
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Coolant Drain Plug
11 lb-ft · 15 Nm
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Drain Petcock
Hand tight
5 lb-ft · 7 Nm
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Drain Plug
Use new washer
25 lb-ft · 34 Nm
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Fan Bolts
8 lb-ft · 11 Nm
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Fill Plug
25 lb-ft · 34 Nm
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Hose Clamps
2 lb-ft · 3 Nm
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Pump Bolts
Torque in sequence
18 lb-ft · 24 Nm
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Thermostat Housing Bolt
11 lb-ft · 15 Nm
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Water Pump Bolts
Tighten in criss-cross pattern
18 lb-ft · 25 Nm
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