[V8] Retorqueing heads

[Coleman, David]

Just out of curiosity, as I haven't been following this thread...

Have you ever torqued down a V8 cylinder head?  The specs are massive, and going that last factory-spec 1/4 turn as specified in the Bentley is harrowing, to me at least.   I felt like I was either going to snap the wrench, the bolt, or spin the whole car around.

I guess before worrying about *over* torquing it, consider two things:

- check to make sure it's in spec first..
- perhaps get a new set of head bolts and replace them all, rather than retorquing the existing ones (which are supposed to be replaced, not reused).

Again, I'm late to the party here, so please don't act on my two cents alone.

-davec


> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> Dag Bøsterud
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:16 AM
> To: V8 at audifans.com
> Subject: [V8] Retorqueing heads
> 
> If I were to torque the cylinder heads in my 92 V8 4.2 a bit over the specified to
> try and stop the ever-so-leaking right cylinder head...
> 
> Could I try to turn the bolts 1/8 of a turn? 1/4?
> 
> /Dag
> 92 V8 4.2
> 202 000 miles - and leaking again
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