Cam Cover Torque Specs?

[mpcluever]

Are there torque specs for tightening the cam cover? I don't see anything in my repair manual, but it seems odd to have no torque spec on aluminum with a gasket.

[Ken Talbot]

One of my manuals gives a table of general torque specs based on outside thread diameter of the fastener as follows:

6mm 7.2 ft-lb
8mm 15 ft-lb
10mm 25~29 ft-lb
12mm 29~33 ft-lb
14mm 33~36 ft-lb
16mm 41~49 ft-lb
18mm 42~50 ft-lb
20mm 50~60 ft-lb

The cam cover is 6mm fasteners, so you want 7.2 ft-lb. You will probably want to use a small size torque wrench calibrated in inch-lb to get this.

[mpcluever]

cool thanks!! that will be a good reference!!