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emergency Valve cover help!

Old Dec 17, 2020 | 08:55 AM
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I need a picture of the valve cover bolts I got them out of order while taking them off!!!
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Samuel Harper
I need a picture of the valve cover bolts I got them out of order while taking them off!!!
What engine, year and car. They all should be identical
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 05:10 PM
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They all look the same, and tighten to 10nm.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 05:10 PM
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It is a 2004 xj8 base.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 05:13 PM
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I have 5 studs as well
Some one must have broken a bolt I guess
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 05:32 PM
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Or five;
Do you have a set of vise grips?
 
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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 06:15 PM
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Or five;
Do you have a set of vise grips?
yes
 
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Old Dec 18, 2020 | 09:29 AM
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Use them to remove the broken bolts, unless you have a better idea.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2020 | 11:58 PM
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sorry I don't have any better images at the moment. Only other one with a stud you can't really see is the dipstick tube
 
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Old Dec 22, 2020 | 07:00 AM
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Won't a deep well socket grab the nut part of the stud?
 
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