Torque specs

[jg6461]

Hey everyone... I live in the States & I'm new to Pistonheads (and TVRs). I just bought my first TVR. I now need help from the experts. I've got a small oil leak fr/the valve cover & a bigger leak fr/the inlet manifold. I ordered the gaskets, they ship Monday. But, I need to know the torque specs for both. The car is a 1987 S1. Can anyone help? I've ordered the Sierra V6 and Capri Haynes manuals, but they haven't arrived. Thanks!

Edited by jg6461 on Monday 12th August 23:28

[phillpot]

Inlet manifold should be tightened in stages...

Stage 1 3 to 6 lb ft
Stage 2 6 to 11
Stage 3 11 to 16
Stage 4 16 to 19

Then re-torque to 19 when engine at operating temperature.

Sequence is (un-like cylinder heads) from ends inwards.

Rocker covers are 4 to 6 lb ft but my own opinion is these are better done by "feel". It is very easy to over tighten and squash the gaskets (or even strip threads in the alloy inlet manifold), maybe use a socket on a screwdriver type adapter rather than a ratchet?
And check the faces of the rocker covers are not distorted from previous over enthusiasm !

[mep12345]

Agree with Mike above. But as well as doing the inlet manifold in stages I'd also recommend using some of the instant gasket silicon sealant as well as the gasket itself. This helps seal the manifold which is difficult to achieve in the "V" of the engine even when following the tightening sequence.

Note mine is a 2.9 so slightly different to yours but I believe the inlet manifold arrangement is similar

[Barry S1]

What i do now is stick the gasket in the rocker box
over night, stops it falling off all the time when fitting
works for we

Barry

[jg6461]

Thanks. It's much appreciated!

[Deeman]

JG - given your in the States, would be good to see you add yourself to the "S" Map too. I think we only have 1 TVR s In the states at the moment (Loach?)

[Loach1]

Deeman said:

JG - given your in the States, would be good to see you add yourself to the "S" Map too. I think we only have 1 TVR s In the states at the moment (Loach?)

Still only the one S1 Stateside I'm afraid. I had to remove my pin :-(

[S2Mike]

So David what happened to your "S" or is this the same car sold to Jg6461 ??

[jg6461]

Thanks Deeman. I've added my 'S' to the map. Unfortunately, there's still only one "S" in the States. Loach1 was kind enough to sell me his.

Edited by jg6461 on Tuesday 13th August 14:03

[bridgdav]

Loach1, you haven't had it long.. After all the effort to import.. What happened..?

[Loach1]

bridgdav said:

Loach1, you haven't had it long.. After all the effort to import.. What happened..?

Well, it's bitter-sweet for me. One day, I found myself at a car show, without my family, in the NC heat, thinking about what I was doing. I realized that I was spending most weekends like that, and needed to change it. I tried hard to improve the family/car balance but kept failing so I very reluctantantly put the car up for sale. For a while I thought I was in the clear - there was some interest but nothing serious until one day a chap from St Louis drove 800 miles each way to take a look at it! We made a deal and now he gets to enjoy the best S Series in North America. I have installed a zipline for the kids and enjoyed my down time more.

A big part of the problem for me was how nice the car was (an still is). I couldn't resist polishing it up, or taking to a show. I didn't use it if there was a chance of rain. I'd never had anything quite that nice before, so it became an obsession, something I worried too much about. I'm better suited to something that's a bit rough around the edges that can be driven hard and put away wet.

Watch this space - I've got lots of TVR plans for the future.....

Cheers,
David

[bridgdav]

You could have had a buyer only 5 miles away in Raleigh....
I am sure the new owner will be best pleased.

Enjoy you new ventures with the family..