valve cover torque?
01-15-2003, 08:09 PM
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Re: valve cover torque? (91SIvic)
dude the little silver studs on the valve cover? 50 ft lbs will bust em OFF! 18 ft lb is the proper spec. I trq'd mine to like 19 and the lil bastard broke off! 50 is way to tight for the little silver studs on the valvecover. hope its not to late....
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01-15-2003, 09:38 PM
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Re: valve cover torque? (shortyz)
yeah Blaze45 said 18 pounds too...
thanks though! im glad 2 people agreed though.
means i can probably go ahead and put it back on tomorrow. is there a gasket needed? (im fairly new at this)
thanks though! im glad 2 people agreed though.
means i can probably go ahead and put it back on tomorrow. is there a gasket needed? (im fairly new at this)
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01-15-2003, 10:02 PM
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Re: valve cover torque? (91_hatch_si)
50
please step away from the computer.
i just tighten them with a wrench (no specific torque), its not that important, just so you get a good seal with the gasket. about 5-10 ftlbs
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Re: valve cover torque? (drjondurst)
84 inch pounds
9 N.m
that would be 7 ft lbs then wouldnt it?
thats the correct torque specs i checked mitchell.
[Modified by shortyz, 11:10 PM 1/15/2003]
9 N.m
that would be 7 ft lbs then wouldnt it?
thats the correct torque specs i checked mitchell.
[Modified by shortyz, 11:10 PM 1/15/2003]
01-15-2003, 10:56 PM
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Re: valve cover torque? (91SIvic)
Just tighten it by hand, you'll feel when its enough, it doesn't really matter, just not 50 lbs though. Only thing you really need to measure is everything under the valve cover. 
01-16-2003, 06:13 AM
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Re: valve cover torque? (unabonger)
my bad, if you have trq. wrench trq. em to 18. Not sure what they measure the tighting w/ but i was thinkin hp/trq when I said ft lbs. sorry. Be sure to hook up your engine ground and a new gasket will keep oil from leaking out.
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Re: valve cover torque? (REDBARON)
as tight as you can get em with 2 fingers is my rule...unless your hopped up on roids
...yea i always thought it was 7lbs. too
[Modified by wuhungsixxx, 8:09 AM 1/16/2003]
...yea i always thought it was 7lbs. too
[Modified by wuhungsixxx, 8:09 AM 1/16/2003]
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