[Peter 68]

hi guys i know this has probably been coverd a thousand times but i keep getting different answers & im in the middle of doing my vale covers what are the excact torque settings for valve covers & breather covers thanks in advance

 

[MAVA]

Peter,

Update your profile, so we know what year SL500 as it has two different engines?

Martin

 

[Peter 68]

Peter,

Update your profile, so we know what year SL500 as it has two different engines?

Martin[/
Sl500 1999 , m113 engine tried to update my profile but iPad on a big go slow on this furom sorry

 

[Peter 68]

iPad leeks crashing & my car is half done can anyone help m

 

[wlb50]

10Nm will be fine

 

[Peter 68]

10Nm will be fine

Did the valve covers at 10nm & the breather covers at 5nm with new bolts will the breather covers be ok ?

 

[wlb50]

Did the valve covers at 10nm & the breather covers at 5nm with new bolts will the breather covers be ok ?

Don't know what the breather covers are; I have an M119. I did get a respect for overtightening them though on my old W124/M103 I stripped a thread on one - had to helicoil. I think the official spec for the M103 was 8 Nm but who can measure that? Better a bit too loose than too tight.

Worse comes to worse with a 1/4" drive just get them a little snug. The 1/4" drive has a lot less leverage so you will get a better feel for overtightening. But 10 Nm for the valve cover bolts should be fine.

 

[MAVA]

Peter,

Here you go, yet the pictures are missing. See post 3 near the very bottom, and it is 40 inch pounds first. Then 60 inch pounds. Then ONE Hour later 72 inch pounds

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w210-e-class/1490927-diy-r-r-valve-cover-gasket.html

Martin

FYI You always want to tighten the long flat oil covers in three to four stages....

 

[260e crusier]

Did the valve covers at 10nm & the breather covers at 5nm with new bolts will the breather covers be ok ?

You should be fine.

Officially for M113:

Valve cover is 10 nm
Breather cover is 4 nm

 

[plinker17722]

The W124 valve cover is 9 nm . But mine is set to 6 nm ..So if i need to remove it later on i can .Then lock it down to 9 nm ..Keeping my eye for leaks at the same time ..My friend pulled his valve cover down without a torque wrench, and oil is every where .

 

[Peter 68]

Thanks for your advice guys I greatly appreciate it , I have another question, when I got the car I had an inspection done the guy said it had a valve cover leek ( I only spoke to him on the phone ) while I was doing the gaskets I also took off the throttle body to give it a clean in the gap between the cams under the air intake there was quite a lot of oil ? Rest of the engine & engine bay was very clean , would a bad valve cover gasket leek into the top of the block? Could only see this when the throttle body was removed , dhavent driven the car to much since buying it so haven't smelled any burning oil