Do not over compress the new gasket. It will cause the new one to leak. The torque is like 15 or 20 lbs. or someting like that. Check the Bentley.
Jesse "Hauptmann, Eric" wrote: > Gang, > > Just found that my Valve cover gasket is leaking and I need to replace it > before my DE event this Saturday. Has anyone done one before? If so, > anything I should look out for? I've done one on my old 8V with no problem > but I'm just a bit concerned about removing the intake manifold. I've > ordered the valve cover gasket kit and the intake manifold gaskets (just > incase I need them), but is there anything else that I might need? Has > anyone had a manifold bolt break on them? Just want to make sure I have all > the gotchas covered as the tech inspection is Friday night at 4 and I won't > start working on the car until Friday morning. > > Thanks, > Eric > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
