Re: What metal nuts/washers for head and manifolds?

Posted by 53 Cavalier On 2024/6/4 12:06:24

My thought is that stainless steel, as long as it's hard enough will be fine, if they are dimensionally the same size. If the nuts or washers are a different size, or softer metal, then I would be concerned about them not torqueing down correctly, and/or not maintaining their correct torque.

When I put my head back on I torqued it, warmed it up and retorqued it. After a couple of drives I retorqued it again. This was on the advice of a couple of of the forum members, the service manual does not say to do this. I found it was probably a good idea and may retorque the head again this year.