M20 headbolts, no washer.

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  • AutoXinE30
    Wrencher
    • Aug 2007
    • 277

    #1

    M20 headbolts, no washer.

    I ordered a set of headbolts and they came with no washers, are the washers neccesary? Are the old ones reusable?
  • CHIF8008
    No R3VLimiter
    • Nov 2010
    • 3447

    #2
    i reused my washers without any problems
    -FREEDOM- is cruisin at 80, windows down and listening to the perfect song-thinking "this is it"
    -The Beauty in the Tragedy-
    MECHANIC SMASH!!- (you all know you do it)
    Got Drop?? ;-)
    Originally posted by JinormusJ
    But of course
    E30s are know to be notoriously really really really ridiculously good looking

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    • ttrousdell
      E30 Mastermind
      • Nov 2009
      • 1770

      #3
      they are reusable. I recommend using them so you don't dig into the head when you torque the bolts down.

      The Build:
      http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=191125

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      • AutoXinE30
        Wrencher
        • Aug 2007
        • 277

        #4
        Good times. Thanks.

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        • riceh8r
          Advanced Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 133

          #5
          dont believe you will ever get accurate torque without them.

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          • Ceeker
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2009
            • 2821

            #6
            as mentioned above they are necessary; I had a incident where I got a car with a leaking head gasket. The head was bolted down without washers and suspect that "if" it was torqued properly which I doubt it was resulted in the bolts digging into the bolt hole surface of the head and causing the torq specs to be off later resulting in a leak.
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            • ROLLingKING
              E30 Enthusiast
              • Apr 2011
              • 1169

              #7
              are the valve cover nuts supposed to have washers? its a good point how torque specs will be thrown off if washers are missing
              m20 is plenty. im simply a drifter.
              build thread -- http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=206510

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