Torquing cam cover nuts

[Huw Powell]

> > The all the 10 valve gaskets are not the same. There are cork,rubber
> > with flat spacers and rubber with recessed spacers. The recessed spacers
> > go on the shoulder type studs, the flat pacer type go on the NON-Shoulder
> > studs.........and the cork one goes in the garbage 8-P
>
> OK, I stopped by the dealer yesterday and told the parts guy that although I
> had a 4kq, the PO had used the gasket for a 5kt in the interest of holding down
> the oil leaks, and I'd like to follow suit.

that's a new one!  apart from the shouldered/non shouldered issue, I
thought all 10v i5's used the same rubber cam cover gasket. (and all
trash cans the same cork one!)

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Huw Powell

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