The amount of pressure you need to tighten nuts or bolts.
Mazdatruckin.com has a tech page with accurate torque values listed referenced directly from the Mazda Factory Manual. The Haynes manual is known to have wrong torque values on many parts which has led to many engine failures. I've added the link below.
I would recommend that you consult a repair manual for torque values as well as tightening sequence
Every application is different, you will need to look up the torque values for your engine serial number
Basic instructions for this can be found at www.autozone.com in the repair section, although specific torque values were not listed. Basic instructions for this can be found at www.autozone.com in the repair section, although specific torque values were not listed.
Torque values are only listed in the vehicles repair manual or service manual and vary depending on year, make, and model.
What it means is that those rated values may not be exceeded, they are the maximum that the machine can take.
For all the 2.3, 2.4L QUAD 4 engines, the head bolts are Torque to Yield. The porper torque value is 30ftlbs PLUS a 90 degree turn of the wrench. The bolts must be new every time ( NEVER REUSE OLD BOLTS). The torque values and proper sequence are including in the box the new bolts come with. BUT honestly, the torque value is 65ft lbs like all GM Chevy motors have been for eons.
It should be about 45 ftlb
threre are different bolts with different specs and a bolt pattern. Buy a manual.
250 foot pounds
The FINAL torque value should be 78 foot-pounds, but the tightening process goes in 3 stages. I don't recall off the top of my head just what the torque values are for the first and second stages.
I BELIEVE FOR THE FIRST TIME THE TORQUE VALUE IS 22 FPS. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME IS 63 FPS. THE VALUES ARE IN THE HAYNES MANUAL. IT ONLY COST 15-20 BUCKS.