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Chrome_thangs
05-29-2002, 11:32 PM
What are the consequences,if any, of over tightning your valve cover nuts?

TeKKnoTeKK
05-29-2002, 11:58 PM
Well I imagine you could ruin the valve cover gasket at the least, possibly snap the bolts. Why so?

Gregs89AccordLxi
05-29-2002, 11:59 PM
Maybe the valve cover would leak oil, over tighting might break the seal....

POS carb
05-30-2002, 04:11 PM
I don't think you'll damage the seal as much as you will damage the studs that hold it down.

Einstein
05-30-2002, 05:59 PM
You would probably bend and possibly fracture the valve cover before you kill the studs. However, you might be limited by bottoming out on the nut first, I dunno. Why?

Chrome_thangs
05-30-2002, 06:43 PM
just wondering cause i just changed my valve cover gasket and i know your supposed to use 7pds. of torque for the nuts. I just tightened them with a ratchet.

CoAsTeR
05-30-2002, 07:13 PM
hand tight is good enough.. it it leaks.. a little more.... till it doesn't :)

when you've used toooo much.... you'll know.

*** SNAP **.... DOH! :eek: