first time I looked under the valve cover on my '95 EJ22 outback, glad I did. gotta find the torque's on these, anyone know?

The bolts on your rocker assemblies are loose. I've had that happen (it was my fault) and the end result is no fun. It's good that you caught this at this stage.

Torque spec on those is something like 20ft lbs. Tighten in a cris-cross fashion from the center bolts out.

thanks for the torques, found a pic of the tightening order, just like you said, inside to outside. I've read stories of these bolts bouncing around inside the cover.

 

Was a close one for sure. Don't wait 200k like me before diving under the cover. Now onto the other side...

 

had to look up the torques on the eight rocker bolts, everything was super loose. spec is 8.7 + 0.7 ft-lb.

 

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Only 8.7 ?! You know that does sound about right though. I had posted it in another thread but that was a while ago.

Ive found it a 15 foot pounds every time I looked it up. 8.7 is probably the valve cover bolt torque but I would have to look to be sure.

I can open the FSM now (on the home PC) .

Torque spec for rocker assembly to head is 8.7 ft lbs. +/- 0.7.

Rocker cover bolts 3.6 Ft lbs. +/- 0.7.

Ok, thanks. Will have to remember that.

valve cover bolts bottom out at 5 ft-lb so 3.6 sounds right on.

thanks for the doublecheck.

 

btw driver's side rocker bolts were all snug. pass side rocker was hanging on by one snug bolt, one bolt only

guess i better get that tune up and valve cover gasket replacement done soon.

thanks.

:-p

I replaced valve cover gaskets and grommets on a '95 2.2 l engine with 114,800 miles, and found just one of the rocker bolts to be a little loose. I checked them all with a wrench set at 100 inch*lb (8.33 ft*lb), and the rear, upper bolt on the right-hand side did turn a small amount. By the way, the Fel-Pro set I was using came with blue gaskets (their standard color for "PermaDry" line), and marked "Made in Japan". So now the car has blue JDM valve cover gaskets.

Edited September 17, 201213 yr by avk