burtonboarder84

My intake manifold gasket was leaking (knew it when I bought it) so i removed the intake manifold. I also decided to replace valve cover gaskets and oil pan gasket. My questions are how tight do I tighten the valve covers? I can't get a torque wrench on them. Also, what about the intake manifold and oil pan? I understand the gaskets go on dry on the valve covers and intake manifold? (no rtv etc). I think I broke almost every vacuum line the car. sheesh.

Ok cool. Thanks everyone. Now I won't be concerned about the engine exploding at those rpms lol. I guess cruising at 70 on the highway will be ok then. What type of oil fo you recomend for these cars? i was going to put synthetic blend in it...

I just recently purchased this vehicle. How fast can I go on the highway? Sounds like its going to explode at 60 mph. Is it a huge job to swap it out with a 5 speed?

Why do you recommend repacing head gaskets? I'm not having any problems right now...It is a big job on this motor?

the fan and fan clutch are not supposed to run at high rpm or highway speeds like mine is doing. The temp barely gets above the normal temp line. The fan will run upon initial startup until the oil in the clutch is warm. At which point it will stop spinning unless it gets really hot. Spinning all the time like you stated will put stress on waterpump and decrease power and increase fuel consumption.

ok cool. My ac doesn't work either. Do these have ac issues?

anyone else have experience with ebay gasket sets?

The cutch fan is always on. Even at highway speeds. Its really loud and can hear it running. The electric fan works fine. It kicks on when idling for a while. Not on all the time. So the electric is the primary cooling fan? Can I just remove the mechanical fan? And yes the car sat for a long time. Probably why its leaking oil too.

Hello, I recently purchased a 92 Loyale for 500 bucks. Its in really good shape for its age and has 135,000 miles. Of course it is leaking oil and coolant. Coolant leak is at right side intake manifold. Ordered those gaskets from subaru dealer. My question is should I start replacing valve cover, oil pan, cam, crank seals etc? Are the master gasket sets on ebay ok to use? It's hard to tell where the oil is coming from but since I am taking the intake manifold off maybe it worth doing? It did recently have timing belts replaced. Also, the engine runs really cool all the time. I've noticed the fan cluth is stuck and the fan runs all the time. A new one is 150 bucks! should I replace or replace with an electric fan?