1997 Vauxhall Frontera Sport engine fastener tightening specifications

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Condition	Value

expand_moreAir intake system

expand_moreIntake manifold


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	23.6 lbf⋅ft23.6 lbf⋅ft32 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	16.23 lbf⋅ft16.23 lbf⋅ft22 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	16.23 lbf⋅ft16.23 lbf⋅ft22 N⋅m

expand_moreAuxiliary assemblies

expand_moreAuxiliary drive belt tensioner


All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m


Auxiliary drive belt tensioner	13.28 lbf⋅ft13.28 lbf⋅ft18 N⋅m

expand_moreCarburetion

expand_moreInjection nozzle (injector)


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	51.63 lbf⋅ft51.63 lbf⋅ft70 N⋅m

expand_moreCylinder head

expand_moreCamshaft bearing


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	17.7 lbf⋅ft17.7 lbf⋅ft24 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	5.9 lbf⋅ft5.9 lbf⋅ft8 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	5.9 lbf⋅ft5.9 lbf⋅ft8 N⋅m

expand_moreCylinder head screws

expand_moreAll Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines

expand_moreScrews 1 – 10

Figure 1. Cylinder head, Cylinder head screws, Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B), Screws 1 – 10.


First stage	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
See figure 1.
Second stage	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Control tensioner
Third stage	70°70°70°
Fourth stage	70°70°70°

expand_moreScrews 11 – 18


Fifth stage	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Sixth stage	80–90°80–90°80–90°
Nineteenth stage	66.38 lbf⋅ft66.38 lbf⋅ft90 N⋅m


Seventh stage	Warm-up run
Let engine idle for 20 minutes after it has reached its operating temperature.
Eighth stage	Let engine cool

expand_moreScrews 1

expand_moreNinth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 2

expand_moreTenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 3

expand_moreEleventh stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 4

expand_moreTwelfth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 5

expand_moreThirteenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 6

expand_moreFourteenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 7

expand_moreFifteenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 8

expand_moreSixteenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 9

expand_moreSeventeenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°

expand_moreScrews 10

expand_moreEighteenth stage


First step	slacken
Fourth step	65°65°65°
Second step	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m
Third step	65°65°65°


Twentieth stage	12427.42 mi12427.42 mi20000 km
Retighten screws after 20 000 kilometers (12 500 miles).

expand_moreScrews 1 – 18


Twenty-first stage	15°15°15°

expand_moreAll Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines

Figure 2. Cylinder head, Cylinder head screws, Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE.


First stage	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m
Replace screws. See figure 2.
Second stage	90°90°90°
Third stage	90°90°90°
Fourth stage	90°90°90°

expand_moreValve cover


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	11.8 lbf⋅ft11.8 lbf⋅ft16 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	5.9 lbf⋅ft5.9 lbf⋅ft8 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	5.9 lbf⋅ft5.9 lbf⋅ft8 N⋅m

expand_moreEngine block

expand_moreConnecting rod bearing

expand_moreAll Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines


First stage	21.39 lbf⋅ft21.39 lbf⋅ft29 N⋅m
Second stage	60°60°60°

expand_moreAll Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines

expand_moreC20NE engine


First stage	25.81 lbf⋅ft25.81 lbf⋅ft35 N⋅m
Replace screws.
Second stage	45–60°45–60°45–60°

expand_moreX20SE engine


First stage	25.81 lbf⋅ft25.81 lbf⋅ft35 N⋅m
Replace screws.
Second stage	45°45°45°
Third stage	15°15°15°

expand_moreCrankshaft central screws


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	144.56 lbf⋅ft144.56 lbf⋅ft196 N⋅m

expand_moreAll Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines


First stage	95.88 lbf⋅ft95.88 lbf⋅ft130 N⋅m
Replace screws.
Second stage	40–50°40–50°40–50°


Crankshaft pulley	14.75 lbf⋅ft14.75 lbf⋅ft20 N⋅m

expand_moreFlywheel


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	77.44 lbf⋅ft77.44 lbf⋅ft105 N⋅m

expand_moreAll Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines


First stage	44.25 lbf⋅ft44.25 lbf⋅ft60 N⋅m
Second stage	30°30°30°
Third stage	15°15°15°

expand_moreMain bearing


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	32.45 lbf⋅ft32.45 lbf⋅ft44 N⋅m

expand_moreAll Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines

expand_moreC20NE engine


First stage	36.88 lbf⋅ft36.88 lbf⋅ft50 N⋅m
Replace screws.
Second stage	40–50°40–50°40–50°

expand_moreX20SE engine


First stage	36.88 lbf⋅ft36.88 lbf⋅ft50 N⋅m
Replace screws.
Second stage	45°45°45°
Third stage	15°15°15°

expand_moreEngine control

expand_moreCamshaft timing gear


All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	33.19 lbf⋅ft33.19 lbf⋅ft45 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	33.19 lbf⋅ft33.19 lbf⋅ft45 N⋅m

expand_moreToothed belt guard


All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	2.95 lbf⋅ft2.95 lbf⋅ft4 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	2.95 lbf⋅ft2.95 lbf⋅ft4 N⋅m


Toothed belt tensioning roller	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m

expand_moreEngine lubrication

expand_moreOil drain plug


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	33.19 lbf⋅ft33.19 lbf⋅ft45 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	33.19 lbf⋅ft33.19 lbf⋅ft45 N⋅m

expand_moreOil filter housing


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	11.06 lbf⋅ft11.06 lbf⋅ft15 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	11.06 lbf⋅ft11.06 lbf⋅ft15 N⋅m

expand_moreOil sump


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	8.11 lbf⋅ft8.11 lbf⋅ft11 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	7.38 lbf⋅ft7.38 lbf⋅ft10 N⋅m
Clean the thread and use screw-locking compound.
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	7.38 lbf⋅ft7.38 lbf⋅ft10 N⋅m
Clean the thread and use screw-locking compound.

expand_moreEngine management

expand_moreGlow plugs


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	11.06 lbf⋅ft11.06 lbf⋅ft15 N⋅m


Knock sensor	9.59 lbf⋅ft9.59 lbf⋅ft13 N⋅m
Lambda sensor	22.13 lbf⋅ft22.13 lbf⋅ft30 N⋅m

expand_moreExhaust system

expand_moreExhaust manifold


All Vauxhall diesel straight-4 2.5 L 25TDS (VM41B) engines	24.34 lbf⋅ft24.34 lbf⋅ft33 N⋅m
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L C 20 NE engines	16.23 lbf⋅ft16.23 lbf⋅ft22 N⋅m
Replace screws and nuts.
All Vauxhall gasoline straight-4 2.0 L X 20 SE engines	16.23 lbf⋅ft16.23 lbf⋅ft22 N⋅m
Replace screws and nuts.

expand_moreIgnition system


Spark plugs	18.44 lbf⋅ft18.44 lbf⋅ft25 N⋅m

Please be noted that all capacities listed here are approximate. Check fluid levels when adding or refilling as recommended in your 1997 Vauxhall Frontera Sport user's manual. Keep in mind that all information here is provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind.

Before doing any DIY service please check your insurance policy and Vauxhall warranty policy for your region. In some regions DIY service may invalidate your warranty.

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