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sam5709

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sam5709

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hey all, iv done a search but the results only come up with painting the covers

iv noticed that the screws on the rockers covers are quit loose,

for example, with a screw driver i can easily turn them both ways, feels like they can be tightened quit a bit more,

i was wondering should i tighten them up or are they meant to be like this, all of them are the same. is there a specific torque they are meant to be tightened to?

cheers :wub:

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MANWHORE Grand Master

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definitely do em up. I've found that the rb cam cover screws are notorious for working themselves loose. Half of the cars that have oil seeps/leaks from the cam cover actually have gaskets that are still in good condition, just that the screws were loose.

My car was one of those - i was prepared to buy new gaskets, and change em, but decided to check the torque first. Some of them could be undone with your finger.

xr8eater Experienced

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if the screws are loose that means oil has worked its way in the thread. There fore if you just screw them up they will come loose again next week. they all need to be cleaned an oil free before puting them back in also check the thread holes and clean them out. not an easy job but if you dont do it right the first time you know the rest.

MANWHORE Grand Master

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torquing those bolts is not that important. I just did mine up with a screw driver carefully.

If you think about it, it's pretty hard to overtorque a screw using a screwdriver. you have no leverage on it. Just make sure you use a good screwdriver, and dont' strip the screw. I used a good one, and didn't mark the screw at all.

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definitely do em up. I've found that the rb cam cover screws are notorious for working themselves loose. Half of the cars that have oil seeps/leaks from the cam cover actually have gaskets that are still in good condition, just that the screws were loose.

Yep, hit the nail on the head.

RB rocker cover bolts are notorious for working loose even if you tighten the crap out of them.

The spec say something like 8Nm, but that stupid i have found.

Just torque the farkers up until you think the rubber is getting excessively squashed.

And you can check them as part of your service routine every 6 months.

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drive around with no rocker covers on sounds funny lol

but realy you do need them tight

Would look funny too with all the fire coming from under the hood because of the burning oil :)

After seeing the bright red tubular manifold when on the dyno at Dr. Drifts I think I better tighten mine a bit more as well!

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