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Re: [E30] Valve cover nut torque
- Subject: Re: [E30] Valve cover nut torque
- From: Bob Sutterfield <Bob@xxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 07:50:38 -0600
Norm wrote:
> Does anyone know what the proper torque value
> is for the valve cover nuts ('85 325e)?.
> Bentley says 11 ft-lbs, but I remember seeing
> on one of the lists that this value is incorrect,
> and should really be somewhere around 7 ft-lbs.
TIS says the M20 cylinder head cover torque values
differ depending upon the size of the bolts:
M6 threads - 10Nm
M7 threads - 15Nm
M8 threads - 15Nm
Conversion from Nm to lbft is left as an
exercise for the reader :-)
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Bob Sutterfield
'87 E30 325iS http://bmwe30.net #1129
'88 E28 535iS http://m535i.org #154
BMWCCA #169277 Rocky Mountain Chapter
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