Any torque specs on the cam cover bolts? (Done + Pics)

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:28 am

I dont want to snap bolts on my cam cover any torqe specs on these bolts??

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:34 am

Try Miata site

http://www.miata.net/garage/torque.html

Terry

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:51 pm

Oh cool thanks man will it even has which bolt to tighten 1st!

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:46 pm

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It took two cans of paint, and a bit of time but its finally all done.

Im happy with the results Just checked for oil leaks didnt find any all seems to be good.

PASHN8 · Postby **PASHN8** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:01 pm

blends right in to that engine bay..

Clean your bay you dirty sod! :mrgreen:

Stu · Postby **Stu** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:32 pm

needs more bling :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:38 pm

Looks heavy :mrgreen:

grump · Postby **grump** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:52 am

wun911 what type of paint is that, and where did you get it from? looks great

stevesports · Postby **stevesports** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:11 am

whoa...that is bright...very very bright.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:11 am

Its VHT wrinckle paint (One can does one cam cover with two generous coats)

You just spray it on heat it up a bit and it wrinckles up for you

Smells a bit but it goes away after a little while.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:17 am

Get a wet rag and get all that dust outta your engine bay!

There is no 'c' in wrinkle you winkle.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:40 pm

WUN Am I right that your car is VVT and if so is there any special requirements in removing the VVT set up before removing the cam cover? Did you replace the gasket head to cam cover.

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:00 pm

wun911 wrote:Its VHT wrinckle paint (One can does one cam cover with two generous coats)

my understanding was you needed five to six LIGHT coats.. whereas two generous coats will result in the paint flaking and peeling later on..

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:56 pm

Did a light coat and it didn't wrickel up much then I just went nuts and spray more. Two coats caus it takes ages for 1 coat of paint to dry (overnight).

Yeah I got a new gasket rubber thing and a tube of high temp resistant gasket silicone stuff from mx5 parts uk.

Yeah you pull the vvt thing off, its like 4 bolts for the thing near the oil cap and 3 bolts for the metal tube that runs the lenght of the cam cover.

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:23 pm

I tried the red wrinkle and didn't really like the effect. It brightened too much and looked quite bad in a red engine bay. The SE cam covers have a nicer tint of red than what comes out of the VHT can, in my experience.

Hey wun I hear if you do the bolts up loose they weigh less.