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Brisbane
Registered:
August 2002
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7MGTE head bots
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Fri, 26 December 2003 05:56
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Hi kids, Merry Christmas! I finally got around to tightening the head bolts on my 7M, according to people here they should be torqued down to 72ft/lbs - mine where all between 20 and 30! Is that bad???
Another thing, it is just the three bolts isn't it? I couldn't find any others, but I may have been having a 'hangover moment', it is Boxing Day after all!
Cheers
Shane 
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Location:
Newcastle
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April 2003
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Fri, 26 December 2003 11:34
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No there is about 14 head bolts to tighten.
I know the 5M has them in the valley where the plugs are but i think the 7M head bolts sit under the cams or next to them,can't remember exactly.
Wheres ed when you need him.
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Location:
Lismore, NSW
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Fri, 26 December 2003 11:38
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Hey, 1st of all i'd like to say that im not a kiddy but I wish I was sometimes... Yes 20 - 30 ft/lbs is bad for the head bolts and your missing 11 head bolts (Total of 14)
Did you take the cam covers off or did you just tighten up those 3 blanking plugs between the spark plugs and the cam covers?  If so I can understand the good ol booze does that to you. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
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Location:
Brisbane Qld
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Fri, 26 December 2003 11:40
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if you've tightened the 3 big silver allen bolts between the cam covers where the spark plugs are, its the wrong ones.
There are 14 10mm allen bolts under the cam covers that need tightening
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Sat, 27 December 2003 02:39
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Fourteen!!! Bummer, that sounds like a lot of work, I'm too old for this sort of business! Yes, I did just tighten the three in the valley! Ah well, I have to replace the cam cover gaskets anyway so it's no big deal.
Thanks for the info guys, looks like it's back out to the garage for me. 
Cheers
Shane.
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Location:
Lost in the K hole
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Sat, 27 December 2003 10:03
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and while youre back in garage, id suggest inspecting the valley oil plugs to see if 72ft/lbs has buggered their thread in the head...
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Sat, 27 December 2003 12:10
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| ed_ma61 wrote on Sat, 27 December 2003 20:03 |
and while youre back in garage, id suggest inspecting the valley oil plugs to see if 72ft/lbs has buggered their thread in the head...
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 I was thinking the same thing.
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Location:
melb
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Sat, 27 December 2003 23:40
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whats the saying?
"A little knowledge can be very dangerous"
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: 7MGTE head bots
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Sat, 03 January 2004 10:20
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Can't say I'm that worried, the car has been driven like five times since I bought it six months ago. 72ft/lbs didn't seem to be stressing those three bolts at all, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
Cheers
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