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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: theman53 on September 08, 2008, 03:31:39 pm

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: theman53 on September 08, 2008, 03:31:39 pm

Here it is
I am about to put the old turbo engine on the stand...What size bolts will I need to do this??? I guess what are the bell housing bolt thread in the block? I go up to my work tomorrow and can get whatever I need there, I just need to know what that is.

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: burn_your_money on September 08, 2008, 04:35:08 pm

If you have a set of old headbolts it is the same thread.

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: VW_Commuter on September 08, 2008, 05:04:31 pm

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

If you have a set of old headbolts it is the same thread.

Wow, I didn't know that.

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: burn_your_money on September 08, 2008, 05:36:54 pm

12mm, not the 11s

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: theman53 on September 08, 2008, 05:52:15 pm

yes I do have some old head bolts and i know that those are M12-1.5 thread....so I will just get some super hard M12s that are around 70mm long and I should be good.
Thanks guys Lucas ><>

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: theman53 on September 09, 2008, 04:56:59 pm

M12-1.75 thread...not M12-1.5. I am an idiot But I do have the bolts...Turbo engine build here I come. I am not really ready to do it but it needs done. I need my car.

Title: Metric engine bellhousing bolts?
Post by: Turbinepowered on September 09, 2008, 05:29:08 pm

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

If you have a set of old headbolts it is the same thread.

Totally not diesel related, but the wheel bolts for 4x100 hubs are the same thread as CIS injector threads.