Valve Cover Gasket Replacement
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bolts have thread stops, i.e. they will physically stop at acertain number of turns so no fear of overtorquing or stripping threads.
more important is to pattern-tighten, preferably from the inside outwards.
i've done this to curtail my own 3.0i from decanting its' oil and worked a treat.
put some gasket maker on the corners and half-moons as they are known weak spots. i used aircraft-grade stuff. no leaks after a year.
good luck
more important is to pattern-tighten, preferably from the inside outwards.
i've done this to curtail my own 3.0i from decanting its' oil and worked a treat.
put some gasket maker on the corners and half-moons as they are known weak spots. i used aircraft-grade stuff. no leaks after a year.
good luck
Did mine last April. Very straight forward job. 
All cover bolts are 10 Nm / 7.4lb/ft
I couldn't find a correct tightening sequence so just worked outwards from the central bolts in a sort of spiral. I used black JB Weld on the corners of the half - moons. All good and no leaks 10 months later.
All cover bolts are 10 Nm / 7.4lb/ft
I couldn't find a correct tightening sequence so just worked outwards from the central bolts in a sort of spiral. I used black JB Weld on the corners of the half - moons. All good and no leaks 10 months later.
I just completed mine in January, no issues and no weeping oil since. Also changed the plugs when the cover was off. 
