i think my car is EMO!

btwilson86 · 01-30-2008, 04:11 AM

Read any thread about a bhg and you will know. Factory torque specs (which are the ones in the repair manuals) on the head are way too low...

When you replaced your head gasket did you use an O.E. one with new O.E. head bolts? Or did you use a metal head gasket with ARP head bolts or studs? If you used O.E. bolts/gasket, it should be torqued higher, but not to 80 or 90. Those bolts won't hold up that high. Check bhg threads for what others torqued their head bolts to. If you went with the ARP/metal head gasket then you should take it up to 80-90 ft./lbs

This whole head gasket issue is the most common MKIII issue with the 7M engines, and people are writing about it all the time. Do some browsing around this forum and read bhg threads. This torque issue is in every one of them.

01-30-2008, 04:11 AM	#10
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	Read any thread about a bhg and you will know. Factory torque specs (which are the ones in the repair manuals) on the head are way too low... When you replaced your head gasket did you use an O.E. one with new O.E. head bolts? Or did you use a metal head gasket with ARP head bolts or studs? If you used O.E. bolts/gasket, it should be torqued higher, but not to 80 or 90. Those bolts won't hold up that high. Check bhg threads for what others torqued their head bolts to. If you went with the ARP/metal head gasket then you should take it up to 80-90 ft./lbs This whole head gasket issue is the most common MKIII issue with the 7M engines, and people are writing about it all the time. Do some browsing around this forum and read bhg threads. This torque issue is in every one of them. __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels Last edited by btwilson86; 01-30-2008 at 04:15 AM.