Hi guys,

I will need to change my valve cover gasket and I want to know how much torque should I give to the bolts for the engine cover?

Do they need to be very tighten when I'll put the valve cover back on?

I know the bolts aren't the strongest so that's why I'm asking the question and I need to change the gasket because of oil bleeding on the passenger side.

Thank you!

 

I think its 10inlbs but dont quote me its been awhile, and my manual is in the garage.

 

dont bother i ended up breaking a bolt in the head torquing them so i said F it

 

Ha, yeah... I was going to say... not very much. I broke like 3 when I put my Valve cover back on.

Fkn idiot, I was. I snapped the first... and said, "Okay, not that much pressure". Then the second one snapped... and that's why my Fuse Box Cover is cracked. I think I yelled "God Damn It!" And slammed my hand on it. I then had to yell another GD.

 

Its 10 in-lbs.

So basically like finger tight lol

 

Ok thanks! So basically, I don't need to put that much force to tighten the bolts right?

 

I finger tighten them, then bout 1/4 turn of the wrench

 

yup! just till its tight

 

torque schmorque! tighten it to German specs.....GUDEN TIGH

 

 

Thnaks guys for the help! It's appreciated!

 

I just snug them with a 1/4" drive ratchet.

 

OK so I've been trying to figure this out myself for a while. I have both manuals Chilton and Haynes, and in both of them it lists the torque for valve cover on 2.0L as 71ft/lbs!! There's no way thats right is there? I broke 2 bolts already and I was no where near 71ft/lbs. The torque for the 2.2 and 2.4 is 89in/lbs. I'm no mathematician but thats a huge difference....

 

89 inch pounds for all the 6 mm x 1.0 bolts. NO MORE THAN THAT!!

 

My buddy tightened his 10 lbs on one and it broke. Just finger tighten them and then snug it down. no need to get all buck wild

 

10 ft lbs = 120 lb inchs. yup. snap.

 

I wouldn't bother i torqued to proper spec and stud broke in the head fml

 

glad I'm not the only one.. I broke one as well nothings leaking though, I just tightened them down till they were "firm" and gave the wratched a light tap.

but yeah I snapped one.. the first one I put back