Engine trouble

[Mick_Anik]

I came back to edit my previous post, but I'll follow on.

Torque setting - not really, as you are working against rubber, so there'd be no end, possibly.....until you crush and possibly squeeze out the rubber ring! That's why some installations using rubber have the litle short metal tubes in the holes, against which you tighten the nut or bolt.

Alex_Holden's method seems very reasonable. Perhaps a serrated washer under the head of the long bolt, to ease the paranoia somewhat if you're worried about the bolt not being tight enough and working itself loose.
I'm not a big fan of that 'glue' stuff you can put on threads to (help)ensure nuts and bolts don't work loose. I tackled some bolts with this on a Mercedes 123 a while back - blow lamp and a lot of effort at first, with no luck, then I had to weld a nut on to the head of the bolt to get it red, and hot enough to budge! Couldn't believe it! The bolts weren't rusted in (old Merc bolts don't do that, generally, not even the little 8mm-headed bolts which attach the bottom of the shocker to the front lower suspension arm) just unbelievably tight in the thread! I think the glue stuff was factory standard.

Also, a visual check of the rim of the filter cup wouldn't go amiss, checking that it's completely smooth. And using a mirror to look up into the cup holder on the side of the engine, to make sure there's nothing nasty like blobs of silicon or other stuff lurking there.


General comment: after working on things like this, including brakes, timing cover oil seal, rear hub oil seals etc, it's prudent to keep an eye on it for a while, until you are sure everything is sealed in nicely. Difficult if a spell of constant wet weather follows the work - a quick visual check can't always be done when everything's wet and muddy. Best to check the forecast for a period of dry weather if you are in a position to wait to do the job, and hope it's not too far off the mark!

Maybe list this type of work as summer jobs - no guarantees with the weather, obviously, but it should at least be warmer if you have to crawl around outside several times.