Cylinder head bolt re-torque...

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Sep 4, 2008 | 07:44 PM

#16

ssean92

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Originally Posted by shoebox

No head bolt holes go into any oil. If you are getting oil seepage, it must be migrating through an improper seal on the gasket. It's probably going to take some clean up and a new gasket to correct it.

[edit] I noticed on another bulletin board you said you used sealant. Here you say you used lube. Which was it? If you only used lube, it could be the cooling system pressure is pushing the lube out the bolt threads (soon to be followed by coolant). Head bolts need thread sealant, because they go into water jackets.

well what ever it is, the stuff that is with the bolts, it is oil that is for sure, and the block was fresh when put together so I cant see it being from a dirty block or mating surface. but will look into it

Sep 4, 2008 | 11:07 PM

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shoebox

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I know ARP says to use lube on the their bolts. The problem is, you need to use sealant on head bolts, too. The two don't mix. The lube will contaminate the sealant. I used ARP bolts on mine and used sealant only on the threads (lube under the head of the bolt). I guess that was 10k miles or more ago. I haven't had any issues so far.

Last edited by shoebox; Sep 5, 2008 at 03:04 PM.