last year I had new cams installed by a dealer mechanic I have know for sometime.
I am trying to track down a noise in the top end and after removing the valve cover I noticed the 4 of the cam cap bolts on two of the cam caps were loose and almost off. Maybe 3-4 more turns and they would have been in the motor.
I want to check the torque on all the cam cap bolts and am thinking to loosen and remove one bolt at a time, inspect it, clean it, re oil the bolt and hand tighten it in the hole it came from. Repeat for all the bolts. Once all are removed and cleaned and hand tightened I will then follow the sequence and torque to spec.
Does anyone see a issue with doing this?
Also, can someone describe the drag I am looking for when I insert the feeler gauge to re check valve clearance? Tight? not tight? any help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you!
I am trying to track down a noise in the top end and after removing the valve cover I noticed the 4 of the cam cap bolts on two of the cam caps were loose and almost off. Maybe 3-4 more turns and they would have been in the motor.
I want to check the torque on all the cam cap bolts and am thinking to loosen and remove one bolt at a time, inspect it, clean it, re oil the bolt and hand tighten it in the hole it came from. Repeat for all the bolts. Once all are removed and cleaned and hand tightened I will then follow the sequence and torque to spec.
Does anyone see a issue with doing this?
Also, can someone describe the drag I am looking for when I insert the feeler gauge to re check valve clearance? Tight? not tight? any help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you!