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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:46 am 
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Hi everyone. Could anyone please tell me the 3 step tension specs for a au steel head gasket ?
I am putting a au steel head gasket in my el & if i should use holymor spray on it.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Tension specs for au head gasket
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:28 pm 
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racer wrote:
Hi everyone. Could anyone please tell me the 3 step tension specs for a au steel head gasket ?
I am putting a au steel head gasket in my el & if i should use holymor spray on it.


You can use holymor spray if you want, it is not necessary tho.

I recall 90 newton metres + 120 degrees rotation, someone correct me if Im wrong.

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:21 pm 
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Ford AU Specs:
30nm + 120 degrees is correct.

JMM Specs (AU Gasket)
Stage 1 40nm
Stage 2 80nm
Stage 3 110nm

I used the 3 pass, no problems yet.

I also used the 30+120deg 6 months ago in a mates car, again no issues

Technically the 30nm + 120deg is a better method.

No need for holomar as the gasket has its own bonding agents.

But I have never heard of any damage using it otherwise.

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:06 pm 
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Thank you very much guys.

 

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:18 pm 
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Krytox wrote:
Ford AU Specs:
90nm + 120 degrees is correct.


Isn't it more like 30Nm.

You'd be snapping bolts at that tension.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:20 am 
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arm79 wrote:
Krytox wrote:
Ford AU Specs:
90nm + 120 degrees is correct.


Isn't it more like 30Nm.

You'd be snapping bolts at that tension.


i think he may be right.

e series gasket was 45n + 90* and AU gasket was 30nm + 120* IIRC

 

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:41 am 
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Just as well i double checked. It is 30nm + 120 degree. Thank you guy's.

 

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:07 am 
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Gaz wrote:
arm79 wrote:
Krytox wrote:
Ford AU Specs:
90nm + 120 degrees is correct.


Isn't it more like 30Nm.

You'd be snapping bolts at that tension.


i think he may be right.

e series gasket was 45n + 90* and AU gasket was 30nm + 120* IIRC


I'm always right... Its an inbuilt trait. :wink:

But really, it dont matter if you use the 40Nm + 90* or 30Nm + 120*, you will end up with the same torque setting.

The torque settings are not gasket/engine specific. It's just that the 30Nm + 120* would be more accurate in the end.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:15 pm 
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Ouch! Good pickup! lol

I have no idea why i wrote 90.

I cant even blame cut and paste..

ohh wait a minute, I was at work.. silly me!

 

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:09 pm 
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Maybe edit the post in case some noob decides to stop reading the thread at that post and preaches the wrong info
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:50 pm 
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actually, I can blame cut an paste, i got it from the above post!

Yes, please cut out all this stuff mods.

 

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