Vcg leaking

[scwill]

Got small leak from vcg, really not bad. Went to tighten up (4) bolts and they were super loose, like bad. Put 10mm socket on and turned them all snug, not super tight, just snug. Someone said 7 pds on a torque wrench, but i dont have one. Suggestions?

 

[mclayton7]

Hand tight is ok if you don't have a torque wrench. You're probably going to have to a gasket replacement sooner rather than later. Over time that rubber hardens and doesn't seal well.

 

[scwill]

Hand tight is ok if you don't have a torque wrench. You're probably going to have to a gasket replacement sooner rather than later. Over time that rubber hardens and doesn't seal well.

How hard of a job is it.? PITA?

 

[2000UZJ]

It's not bad, couple hours. Take your time and enjoy a few cold ones. There are a few write up's here

 

[scwill]

It's not bad, couple hours. Take your time and enjoy a few cold ones. There are a few write up's here

Gonna just tighten the bolts up for the time being. Its just the 4 bolts correct, my leak in on ps side. I just see (4) 10mm bolts there, i already hand tightened and snugged down just a tad, and cleaned up.

 

[2000UZJ]

Gonna just tighten the bolts up for the time being. Its just the 4 bolts correct, my leak in on ps side. I just see (4) 10mm bolts there, i already hand tightened and snugged down just a tad, and cleaned up.

Yep. Mine were leaking on the headers and I grabbed a beer and tightened them down. Never leaked again

 

[scwill]

10-4 on the beer

 

[mclayton7]

There's actually 9 bolts on each side that you'll want to make sure are tight. The odd bolt is on the front side of the cover.

The hardest part is taking the coilpacks and stuff off to get the covers off.