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Exhaust System - Tightening Torques BMW M3 E46

18 00 EXHAUST ASSEMBLY

TypeThreadTightening specificationMeasure
1AZ Primary catalytic converter to turbocharger/or jacket pipe to catalytic converterM57/ M57TUM1042 Nm
M6715 Nm
M30/ M70Tighten down compression spring with nut uniformly to full extent, then slacken by 1.5 turns10 Nm
M51Preload compression springs with nut to 27 +/- 1 mm
S50M1030 Nm
S54/ECEM1027 Nm
S54/ USM1024 Nm
2AZ Exhaust pipe to flow sectionE2325 Nm
3AZ Clamp for final mufflerAllM815 Nm
4AZ Catalytic converter on silencerE36/ M42/ M43/ M44Version with compression spring: Evenly preload compression springs with nuts to 30 mm
5AZ Connection of positive and negative leads to E catalytic converterM735 Nm
6AZ Rear muffler to intermediate mufflerE53M830 Nm
7AZ Vacuum tank to retaining plateE46 / M54M810 Nm
8AZ Exhaust system to exhaust manifoldM40/ M42/ M43/ M44M1045 Nm
9AZ Primary cat. to exhaust systemM57TU / E6555 Nm

EXHAUST ASSEMBLY TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS