Hey guys,

I thought I saw it in a thread somewhere but I can't find it while searching. I finished the valve cover gasket, plugs, plug tube seals, pcv, pcv grommet on the drivers side. I am ready to fire it up once I torque up the valve cover bolts.

 

Valve cover torque: 69 in-lbs which about 6 ft.-lbs. Your torque wrench likely doesn't go that low. Use a 1/4" drive socket wrench. Use some gasket compound. Start in the middle and work your way alternating each side to each valve cover end. Snug is all you need.

 

Thanks! I got an inch lb torque wrench when I got this car because I am trying to do everything right.

 

The torque spec I looked up showed 53 in-lbs for the "engine cover x cylinder head". I presume that's Japanese translation for Valve cover.

 

2002-2004 service manuals show 53 in-lbs