too tight?

[Jimbo]

Is there such a thing as torquing the cams down too tight, that it makes the engine die/hard to start?
or should I smack cousin?

 

[IBoughtASupra]

14ft lbs is the spec.

 

[radiod]

You're torquing in to alluminum, it's not going to be hard to strip if you're going balls out while torquing the caps down.

 

[IBoughtASupra]

Look in the TSRM. The torque for the cam caps is 14ft lbs. The bolts don't go into the aluminum, they go into iserts where the cap sits. Get a tprque wrench and use it. If they are too tight, you will have scouring on the cams. It will not really stop the engine from starting.

 

[Neodeuccio]

Yeah, if you crank down on them too hard, it won't cause the engine to die or not to start, but you will trash your camshafts and possibly your head in time.

 

[Poodles]

Look in the TSRM. The torque for the cam caps is 14ft lbs. The bolts don't go into the aluminum, they go into iserts where the cap sits. Get a tprque wrench and use it. If they are too tight, you will have scouring on the cams. It will not really stop the engine from starting.

No, the inserts are hollow and act as alignment pins, you're bolting into aluminum.

And to the OP, torque specs are there for a reason...

 

[IBoughtASupra]

Poodles is retarded.

Toyota made torque specs for fun. Just used a bunch of equations and factoring bolt streching for no reason.

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