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# SMU - Revised Rocker Arm Bolt Fastener Tightening Specification

Subject: | Revised Rocker Arm Bolt Fastener Tightening Specification

Models: | 1996-1998 Buick Skylark

| 1996-2002 Buick Regal

| 1997-2002 Buick Century

| 1996 Chevrolet Beretta, Corsica, Lumina APV

| 1996-2001 Chevrolet Lumina

| 1996-2002 Chevolet Monte Carlo

| 1997 Chevrolet Venture

| 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu

| 2000-2002 Chevrolet Impala

| 1996-1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Silhouette

| 1996-1998 Oldsmobile Achieve

| 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Intrigue

| 1999-2002 Oldsmobile Alero

| 1996-1997 Pontiac Trans Sport

| 1996-2003 Pontiac Grand Am, Grand Prix

| with 3.1L or 3.4L Engine (VINs M, J, E - RPOs L82, LG8, LA1)

This bulletin is being issued to revise the rocker arm bolt fastener tightening specification found in several procedures in the Engine Mechanical - 3.1L sub-section and the Engine Mechanical - 3.4L sub-section of the Service Manual. Please replace the current information in the Service Manual with the following information.

The following information has been updated within SI. If you are using a paper version of this Service Manual, please make a reference to this bulletin on the affected page.

The correct torque for the rocker arm bolt is 14 N·m (124 lb in) plus 30 degrees.

This specification can be found in Fastener Tightening Specifications, Valve Rocker Arm and Push Rod Replacement and Lower Intake Manifold Replacement (for 1996 Chevrolet Beretta/Corsica, 1996-1997 Buick Skylark, Pontiac Grand Am, Oldsmobile Achieva and 1997 Chevrolet Malibu ONLY).