a98pmalcolm Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hey peps. I was checking my cam cover to see if there was any oil residue between the head and it. There was a little so I went to tighten the cam cover bolts up. They seemed pretty loose but I noticed there was some sort of rubber that had stiffed from heat over the years and was perishing away from under the head of the bolt. Do the bolts have this rubber built in like some cars do or is it separate? Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 No there's washers between the bolts and the cam covers. Can still get them from Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 This is them... http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/parts-info?id=10818&cat=89&sub=1354&sec=0&var=0&dc=&gen=&searchKey=&searchPart= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 awesome. cheers fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Get new cam cover seals as well, they also go hard and have no give in them when you tighten the bolts then you can easily crack the cam covers themselves Don't over tighten the bolts, I think there only something like 5.5nm or 49 in lbf Edited March 3, 2016 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Get new cam cover seals as well, they also go hard and have no give in them when you tighten the bolts then you can easily crack the cam covers themselves Don't over tighten the bolts, I think there only something like 5.5nm or 49 in lbf ok thannks bud. I only replaced them 1 or 2 years ago. Still worth changing DNK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 ok thannks bud. I only replaced them 1 or 2 years ago. Still worth changing DNK? Should be okay if you've replaced them and they're only 2 years old, easily checked if you take the cover off and see how supple they still are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I literally just ordered a set of these and the link pipes. Paul does them at a great price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thanks for the response This is the reason I want to do the washers and maybe gasket. What do you think? I did tighten up more but still minor leak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 For the sake of a few quid change it mate for a new oem one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Don't tighten the cam cover bolts down without a torque wrench they crack very easily, and they don't really repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Best going for genuine ones over slightly cheaper non genuine ones I guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 All ordered And we agree on 5.5 NM for the cam cover bolts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 All ordered And we agree on 5.5 NM for the cam cover bolts? http://i.imgur.com/Dbl5R9g.jpg Yes, definitely. Dunk was spot on. See my post on this thread http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?327076-na-rocker-cover-torque&p=4077895&viewfull=1#post4077895 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Excellent cheers fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I've repaired cracked covers before and you'd struggle to tell, you just need to know a good welder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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