Valve cover

[Pedroso]

Hey i have a saxo 1.4 8v and i wanted to remove the engine top cover or valve cover to painted. Do i need a dynamometric key for that?

[saxo-parts]

a what? a spanner would be more use, if the bolts really tight then plastic explosive is always an option

[westwell_22]

You mean a torque wrench for tightening the nuts back up when refitting? I know I used one when refitting my valve cover, but if you don't have access to one I'm sure if your sensible i.e. don't over tighten the nuts, you could use a normal ratchet or spanner even.

[Pedroso]

You mean a torque wrench for tightening the nuts back up when refitting? I know I used one when refitting my valve cover, but if you don't have access to one I'm sure if your sensible i.e. don't over tighten the nuts, you could use a normal ratchet or spanner even.

yes that tool. Because i'm not sure if the valve cover can be normally tighten or it must be with a certaint pressure

[Matt_e]

if you tighten it too much the rocker arms hit the metal tray underneath the rocker cover

[Pedroso]

if you tighten it too much the rocker arms hit the metal tray underneath the rocker cover


but i know that the engine head need's to be tighten with a certaint amount of torque and i'm affraid of not tight it enough. sorry fot bad english lol

[rorz_vts]

Just tighten it up with a ratchet and it'll be fine

[Pedroso]

Just tighten it up with a ratchet and it'll be fine

ok thanks...so what part of the engine should be tighten with a correct torque?

[danny-vts]

the head bolts should be at the correct torque, you will be fine as your only doing the rocker covers or as you call it 'valve cover'

[chinkostu]

Do them slowly in tandem (?) So you dont bend it. Going full pelt on one bolt and the other one loose will cause problems

[mark1311]

As above take it in turns with them, nice and slow don't do them to tight as u can snap the stud, it's not essential to use a torque wrench on this job. It's idea if u have on about 12nm. If not its ok not like it's head or rod bolts etc

[Pedroso]

i tried to untight the bolts and i couldn't they were to tight. are you sure i dodn't need a torque wrench????

[adamskiTNR]

NO. the person before you has probably just over tightened them

[willis54]

if your removing the rocker cover then the bolts wont need to be to tight as you run the risk of strpping the thread from them, noramlly hand tight will do, if your removing the cylinder head then yes you need to torque them down