Tech Forum : Torque setting for 79 323i head bolts

	Posted Tuesday, Nov 28th 7:50pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 20	Fellas, I am putting the head back on with torque head bolts and my old european 323i Haynes manual says the following (I guess for hex head bolts): stage 1 - 26 ftlbs; wait 20 min stage 2 - 44 ftlbs; run engine to op temp stage 3 - 20 to 30 degrees My newer Haynes manual for 6 cyl 3 series with torque head bolts says: stage 1 - 22 ftlbs; no waiting stage 2 - 90 degrees; no waiting stage 3 - 90 degrees; no waiting I guess I should go with the newer torque procedure?

	Posted Tuesday, Nov 28th 8:19pm [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 956	do you have torx head bolts? If you do it's 22 foot pounds, 90 deg, 90 deg. jamie

	Posted Wednesday, Nov 29th 1:08am [Edit] [Quote] [IMS] [View car]
Post nr. 21	Thanks...I'll go with the second one. Just wanted to make sure that was the common procedure for the torque head bolts......