Not happy.Annual valve cover oil leak.

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02-14-2016, 01:26 PM

Jake335i

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Originally Posted by TiAgX5

7 ft/lbs.

For items such as this, I torque around 20% below spec (5 ft/lbs), if it seals good, I leave it. If it starts leaking at a later date, I torque to spec.

For torques below 10 ft/lbs, use an in/lb wrench.

Thanks getting ready to put the in gasket in today....

I am using a walk through from Pelican parts, as u can't seem to find a decent YouTube video for the 4.4i.

I have a picture that shows where to place RTV, but how much do I use? Just a dot? Dime-sized? Dumb question I know, but I don't was to have to do his job again next weekend...

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