does any1 know the specs on bolts that hold the valve covers in place? the large 1s?
i know this has been asked before-as in post 88:
" Does anyone know the specs on the larger valve cover bolts?
and: dimensions of the bolts! Diameter, pitch and length. "
but there was no answer.
and tell the Msomething (like M6, M7, whatever).
we could live in ignorance of all of this, except torque.
for the small 1s that originally are aluminum there is all the data, but for these....
at least if some1 brings the link where officially is shown the torque, we can tighten them correctly.
on saturday am going to clean the leak and i hope will do it right. this is an issue that is the most common. nothing of death or life, but affects to a large number of owners.
over 200 posts and over 100,000 visits-more than 1 per owner-tells something.
wonder how many that did the fix themselves did the torque wrong. and about the shops... hopeless.
just learned this: " it is 10 Nm. and the data comes right out of the XFire Service Manual, Page 9-745. "
for those who, like me, didnt know, is good news. now we have data that is substantiated. any1 can confirm this.
and we can do the repair knowing the torque. end of the quest!