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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: belchfire on October 30, 2008, 10:14:52 pm

Title: Con rod bolt torque
Post by: belchfire on October 30, 2008, 10:14:52 pm

Is the torque the same for turbo & non turbo rod bolts? My book is old and doesn't cover that.

Title: Con rod bolt torque
Post by: Powered by Spearco on October 30, 2008, 11:11:36 pm

Looking at it right now.
Connecting rod cap to connecting rod...30Nm (22ft.lb.) +1/4 turn (90deg.)
Does not say for either diesel or TD or gas. Straight from the Bentley.

Title: Con rod bolt torque
Post by: theman53 on October 31, 2008, 04:50:43 am

sorry for the big picture, but this is what I set them to...33ft/lbs. I think they have some that are a stretch bolt and some not, so it would depend on which ones you have. Look at the bottom page and you'll see connecting rod to cap spec.
(http://vwdieselparts.com/cspecks.jpg)








it won't do the other two pages so here is the link.
http://vwdieselparts.com/rebuildi.htm

Title: con rod bolt torque
Post by: belchfire on November 02, 2008, 11:17:01 am

Going with the 33 ft/lb. Hope she don't blow.  Thanks

  A question about piston to wall clearance.   It says .001". That's pretty tight. I find it hard to believe that things are held to that tight of tolerance in a production enviornment. What's the real tolerance and how would you ever know if it was knocking?