dr_jekyll Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 im juyst at the garage changing another set of leaky cam cover gaskets and im wondering if they leak because im over or under tightening them , can anybody tell me the correct torque for the cam cover bolts , thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I tell you what some people are just so anal with stuff If you realy want to know then its 8.5NM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 thank you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 It's 5.4 NM according to the workshop manual. I know because i recently changed my cam covers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 m_life did you make your answer up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 m_life did you make your answer up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 m_life did you make your answer up? Yeah that's what I did course.... the vvti NA engine rebuild manual quotes those figures but comeon ffs you don't need torque settings for something simple like that, you know when its tight enough and matt don't know what your laughing at you wouldn't know how to work a torque wrench if it was handed to you with child instructions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yeah that's what I did course.... the vvti NA engine rebuild manual quotes those figures but comeon ffs you don't need torque settings for something simple like that, you know when its tight enough and matt don't know what your laughing at you wouldn't know how to work a torque wrench if it was handed to you with child instructions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yeah that's what I did course.... the vvti NA engine rebuild manual quotes those figures but comeon ffs you don't need torque settings for something simple like that, you know when its tight enough and matt don't know what your laughing at you wouldn't know how to work a torque wrench if it was handed to you with child instructions.. well, someone got out of the wrong side of the bed today. haha I thought you did need to torque these as they are easily over tightened and the loops on the cam covers you put the bolts through can break quite easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Well I am forced to work whilst being rather unwell so... I don't know if its just me but after working on cars for the last 7 years you get to know when its correctly tight. The only time I use a torque wrench realy is when im doing internal engine work , clutch/flywheel and wheels unless there's bolt that has to be ridiculously tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 To be fair, the cam covers can crack very easily! I managed to do it fitting my polished ones and after searching on here it seems quite a few other people have done it too. I went out and bought a 1/4 inch torque wrench that went low enough to 5.4nm just for this job as i didn't fancy cracking the 2nd set of polished ones. 5.4NM is not very tight at all. Not much tighter than hand tight. If you're quite heavy handed (like me) it's easy to cause some damage lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Also - make sure you tighten the nuts up in the correct order! This is where i went wrong. Too much one side and 'Crack' lol! Here's a guide from on here that shows you how to do it; http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=2841386&postcount=6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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