# Automatic valve body assembly bolts L/A/B/K/C/E (NA 1.8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/at-valve-body-assembly-bolts-na-bp/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP, 4AT)

Confidence: fsm

58–69 in·lb / 6.5–7.8 N·m

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "at-valve-body-assembly-bolts-na-bp",
  "name": "Automatic valve body assembly bolts L/A/B/K/C/E (NA 1.8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "4AT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      6.5,
      7.8
    ],
    "kgfcm": [
      66,
      80
    ],
    "inlb": [
      58,
      69
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Identification groups L, A, B, K, C and E use this torque. The group 10 bolts have a different torque. Retain the factory dished-washer orientation and bolt-location layout on K–123. K–123 prints 57–69 in·lbf; K–125 prints 58–69 in·lbf, with the same 6.5–7.8 N·m and 66–80 kgf·cm ranges. 1994 factory evidence; applicability to 1995–1997 is inferred within the owner-approved NA 1.8 year group."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "K–123; K–125",
      "as_printed": "6.5–7.8 N·m {66–80 kgf·cm, 58–69 in·lbf}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          6.5,
          7.8
        ],
        "kgfcm": [
          66,
          80
        ],
        "inlb": [
          58,
          69
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "transmission",
  "component": "reaudit-1994",
  "componentName": "Additional 1994 factory service specifications",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/at-valve-body-assembly-bolts-na-bp/"
}
```