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Exhaust System - Tightening Torques (n52, n62) BMW X5 E70

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

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18 20 Exhaust system suspension

TypeThreadTightening specificationMeasure
1AZ Retaining plate to transmissionN62TU / N52KM821 ± 2 Nm
2AZ Exhaust system to rear axle carrierN62TUM1220 Nm
3AZ Rear muffler to bodyN62TU / N52KM821 ± 2 Nm
4AZ Exhaust system to rear axle carrierN52KM8 x 1621 ± 2 Nm
5AZ ClampN52K / N62TU45 Nm

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18 31 Exhaust system

TypeThreadTightening specificationMeasure
1AZ Exhaust system to exhaust manifoldN62TUM835 ± 2 Nm
2AZ Exhaust system to manifoldN52KM1045 Nm
3AZ Exhaust system to exhaust manifold/catalytic converterN62TU / N62M8 nut21 Nm

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18 40 Exhaust system suspension

TypeThreadTightening specificationMeasure
1AZ Exhaust manifold to cylinder headN62TUM821 Nm

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