Need Urgent Advice - okay to re-use old valve cover bolts?
So... since I am using the original ones.... is there any type of high heat thread lock stuff that we should use?
I also read somewhere that they should be torqued last a little more than the prescribed 6 lb-ft.... but not more than 10 lb-ft (to prevent completely crushing the tiny valve gasket hole metal bushings.... but still tight enough to seal the gasket. Thoughts?
The original valve cover gaskets came installed by a shop with the new Turner engine 3 years ago. It started leaking like a baby's diaper within a year. It has been re-tightened twice and the leaking has not stopped.
Therefore, today is the day to completely replace to new gaskets. Fingers crossed on these new FEL-PRO gaskets.
I also read somewhere that they should be torqued last a little more than the prescribed 6 lb-ft.... but not more than 10 lb-ft (to prevent completely crushing the tiny valve gasket hole metal bushings.... but still tight enough to seal the gasket. Thoughts?
The original valve cover gaskets came installed by a shop with the new Turner engine 3 years ago. It started leaking like a baby's diaper within a year. It has been re-tightened twice and the leaking has not stopped.
Therefore, today is the day to completely replace to new gaskets. Fingers crossed on these new FEL-PRO gaskets.
Blue loctite works, or just plain old silicone. You are basically torqueing it till the valve cover squeezes down to the steel bushing and then just snug on the bolts. The bushings keep us from squeezing the gaskets out. Obviously LR decided they needed patches on the bolts because of the problematic loosening.
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I discarded mine and replaced with bolts that do not need an 'special' tool to remove them, and they have not moved nor created leaks in 10 years.
Last edited by Externet; Jun 10, 2023 at 05:02 PM.
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