oil leaking to the outside

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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Default oil leaking to the outside

Hi guys,
let me start by saying this is a b16 engine that has a resurfaced block and head , new OEM over bored head gasket and arp studs

now the problem is i didnt have arp moly lube and was told its safe to use engine oil but had to torque them a little higher, so what i did i cleaned the block and head surface with paint remover to get it clean and dry, fit the studs in the block, fit the head gasket correctly and installed the head. i didnt put engine oil on the upper thread until i put the head, cause oil tend to fall quicker on the head gasket and could make problems down the road, so after i installed the head on with the upper threads dry i used an ear bud to put oil on the studs and more on the nut and torqued them to 20ft/lbs (did this nut at a time so i dont get oil between the gasket), then torqued them to 45 then 72 ft/lbs and decided not to over torque them like everyone told me to!
what happenned now when i cranked the engine after like 15-20 heat cycles there is a hair line oil leak from the head gasket going to the outside of the block (engine not burning oil not even coolant!). i got pissed and decided to torque them more and torqued the those things to 90 ft/lbs and while i was doing that i realised the nut where the leak took more turns to reach 90 ft/lbs, which makes me thing that nut got stuck for some reason fooling my torque wrench the 1st time i did it!.

i did everything with precaution, steps, torque orders, engine doesnt burn oil and doesnt burn coolant, car isnt dirven yet...all this checked at idle!

the question is am i going to be fine? i know my studs probably stretched by now and dont mind getting new studs the next time i change my head gasket, but for now is it safe to drive it with that torque?
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