Diy - N54 Valve Cover Gasket Instructions
I don't see were hand tightened and torqued to specs. Not like the cylinder head which is very important to your engine. So it's sticky enough to keep the gasket in the VC valley, but still slippery enough to prevent it from binding up when tightening (similar to lubing an oil filter gasket). Originally Posted by Martin 03 325i. Spec is 89 in lb, 7. The top nut must be completely removed, but the bottom one just needs to be removed ~80% of the way. If some of them are shorter or thinner maybe you've placed them wrong? From your valve's cover gasket and you jut tighten it up a little bit more. N54 valve cover torque sequence diagram pdf. 1967/77 Bolens 1054/G9. Hand tighten all of the VC bolts in the correct order a few times. Put together screen caps of instructions on replacing the N54 Valve Cover Gasket.
N54 Valve Cover Torque Sequence Diagram Pdf
Last edited by Deanx2009; 11-09-2012 at 06:35 PM. It's a slippery substance but is viscous. Removing them will make the process easier though. Using the glycerin (as spec'd) seems pretty smart. 1965 Jacobsen Chief 800. Try tightening the ones in question without the valve cover on.
N54 Metal Valve Cover
Leak out of the cam shaft area. If you do have stripped holes I guess you best best would be re-threading if it's even possible given the location... Probably good general advice when working with plastic clips. It's four E8 screws (see picture). I remove it in my car already. For some reason 3 screws just keep turning and never tight? I'm wondering if it's the stud spinning. I just got done working on this on my car. The tighten torque is not available for me too. Use a 7/8 socket to press down on them to fully seat them. I never removed the valve cover but are all the screws the same lenght and size? "Fully tighten, 8Nm (6 ft-lb) (10mm socket 3/8" / 3/8" torque wrench & extension). Before removing the heat shield, you may want to remove the boost solenoids. N54 metal valve cover. It took me ~5 passes before the bolts stopped loosening after I tightened the other bolts around them.
N54 Valve Cover Torque Sequencer
Use bungie cords to pull the wire harness up off the motor. 2016 Chevy Silverado. "Install 11 bolts w/ washers & grommets at cover perimeter, and 4 bolts/studs w/ washers & grommets at cover center (10mm socket 3/8" / 3/8" ratchet & extension). This oil will weep from heat after you do the job and make it look like the VC is leaking again. I've comapred between getting it hand tight and torquing it to the proper amount (I think it's something like 6-8 lb-ft) and the washers are compressed a lot more if you just hand tighten it. Just be patient and don't go for the full torque right away. N54 valve cover torque sequence. Someone might have stripped them before you and just left'em in there that way. Remove the heat shield above the turbos and clean it up. If you tighten it not hard enough you will see the engine leak.
Then the solenoids can tilt forward and slide off their posts. For future reference, over-torquing of valve cover bolts is a sure-fire way to get the gasket to leak. I believe it is very low. Otherwise I'd say you might have stripped either the srews or the holes/nuts. Lifetime warranty, don't have to worry about broken bolts, and you know it's not cracked from heat cycling. In other words, the nuts just bottom out. I buy socks from Amazon. Can someone please tell me the torque specs of the screw around the valve cover, I am working on this right now that [IMG][/IMG]. Tighten until bolts/studs bottom out on head. I didn't break any clips using this method. Personal preference here. When removing plastic clips for the injectors, heat them up for 20-30 seconds with a hair dryer on high. It will likely be coated in oil and have oil in the bent sheet metal crevices.