# torque for sr20det cover

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [September 14, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048 "2005-09-14T12:36:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author: ![D-Roc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@D-Roc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/D-Roc)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/1 "2005-09-14T12:36:07Z")

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Would like to know to what level my valve cover should be torqued to, in the process of putting back on and would like to put it on properly. Thanks for whoever can help me out.

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### Author: ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/2 "2005-09-14T13:29:49Z")

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If you have that rubber gasket on there, not tight whatsoever. Just a tad more than finger tight. There isn’t a whole heck of a lot of pressure under the valve cover.

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### Author: ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/3 "2005-09-14T20:02:33Z")

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what arron said but if u want exact tourque there is FSM’s all over the net they will tell u torque specs for anything u need 😉

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### Author: ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/4 "2005-09-14T20:10:24Z")

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Wasnt it 6 ft lbs? Its been a while since I had mine off…

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### Author: ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/5 "2005-09-14T20:49:10Z")

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i stuck a 10mm on a 1/4 inch extention and that is all i did. figer tight that and your golden.

NO RACHET, just an extention.

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### Author: ![D-Roc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@D-Roc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/D-Roc)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/6 "2005-09-15T00:44:42Z")

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yea i do have the rubber seal so i wont tighten it too much, thanks, i will try about 6lbs and see how hard it is. good advise

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### Author: ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/7 "2005-11-19T12:28:55Z")

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Whats the part number for a SR20DET valve cover gasket?  
I have tryed looking it up and haven’t been able to find it. Obviously I am looking in all the wrong places, so please help me out!

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### Author: ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/8 "2005-11-19T12:38:03Z")

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Valve cover is 13270-52F00  
Spark plug tube seals is 13270-53J13

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### Author: ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2005, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/9 "2005-11-19T13:02:37Z")

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Thanks alot!!  
Where is a good site with all the parts numbers?  
Only one I know of is [www.sr20det.nismo.org](http://www.sr20det.nismo.org) and it is decent, but doesn’t have everything.

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### Author: ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/10 "2005-11-19T15:28:23Z")

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> [@silvia](#):
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> Thanks alot!!  
> Where is a good site with all the parts numbers?  
> Only one I know of is [www.sr20det.nismo.org](http://www.sr20det.nismo.org) and it is decent, but doesn’t have everything.

Go and download nissan Fast here

[http://www.n-e-c-c.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1087&highlight=nissan+fast](http://www.n-e-c-c.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1087&highlight=nissan+fast)

Half way down second page

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### Author: ![imported\_silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@imported\_silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silvia)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/torque-for-sr20det-cover/140048/11 "2005-11-20T00:06:53Z")

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The page you give on that thread has dead links.  
Anywhere else I can get ahold of a JDM FAST?  
I am downloading the euro one, but it probably isn’t as good.
