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fresh rebuild..tighten head bolt 1/4 turn? by James8485 on 08 Jun, 2010 14:34
i have head after so many k's that you are supost to turn head bolt 1/4 turn

true or false
#1 by arnold on 08 Jun, 2010 15:16
Do you used the original vw stretch bolts ? then yes after 1000 km/621 miles according to the manual
I'v read here they do it after the engine had been at operating temp
#2 by Vincent Waldon on 08 Jun, 2010 15:18
Quote from: James8485 on 08 Jun, 2010 14:34
true or false

Depends.

What engine? What headgasket type (fibre or metal)?
#3 by James8485 on 08 Jun, 2010 16:26
its a 1.6TD with a metal head gasket
#4 by Vincent Waldon on 08 Jun, 2010 21:28
Re-torquing is not required with a metal headgasket.
#5 by lord_verminaard on 09 Jun, 2010 07:07
I still re-torqued mine even with a metal head gasket- I thought re-torquing was a function of stretch bolts and not gasket material? The Bentley said 1/4 turn after initial warm-up, and another 1/4 after 1000 miles. The last 1/4 turn was really, really hard.

Brendan