how tightend down should a valvecover/gasket seal should be on a pathfinder?

[Marty Champions]

yes great lower back workout leaning foward looking up under the hood using forearms

its a v6 on the passenger side the screws were real lose. so i tightend them all down, not crazy hard but much better than they were nice and snug

the engine has been smoking a few weeks it looks like some oil leakage, but the engine oil level is fine where it should be

i cant really tighten the screws on the driver side id probably have to take some things apart

but anyways am i approaching this right just tightening them down, or is there some rule to just barely tighten down the valve cover screws.

[Marty Champions]

Take it to a mechanic you sick bastard.

pussy ass i just found the instructions im not worried as long as its holding oil i just need like a funky long screw driver to get to the other valve screws

[Mr Nobody]

Just snug tight dont overtighten them it will pinch the gasket.

[Parker]

Just snug tight dont overtighten them it will pinch the gasket.

This.

[_aj_]

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=nissan+pathfinder+valve+cover+screw+torque&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

1) For the Pathfinder, I noticed the valve cover is held on by some phillips head screws. In the service manual it says to torque to 9-26 inch pounds. How tight is that if I am just doing by hand with a screwdriver?

[hrspwr1]

Use a 1/2in ratchet and a breaker bar and crank down until you hear a "pop", that should be good.

[JOHN MATRIX]

Ask the universe

[Yev33]

Prefferably you want an exact spec. But for a valve cover gasket you shoud be fine with 100 in/lbs ( that's inch lbs. not foot lbs.).

[benchmstr]

Apply red loctite to the bolts...then get a 3 foot cheater bar and aim for 807 foot lbs

Bench

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Take it to a mechanic you sick bastard.

Once you do something like this one time, you realize how simple it is and how overpaid techs are in that industry...The problem is having the right tools and time to do the job...

[Henda]

I never worry about torque setting unless its impotant engine component like head bolts ect.
For rocker cover gasket like has been said apply a bit loctite and just nip them up.

[TEMPER]

Use a 1/2in ratchet and a breaker bar and crank down until you hear a "pop", that should be good.

LOL!!

[Marty Champions]

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=nissan+pathfinder+valve+cover+screw+torque&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

cool man what does 9-26 inch pounds mean does that mean 9-26 pounds of pressure?

[Marty Champions]

Use a 1/2in ratchet and a breaker bar and crank down until you hear a "pop", that should be good.

is it a slow day again at brown and shitthands plumbing service today? 

[Marty Champions]

Once you do something like this one time, you realize how simple it is and how overpaid techs are in that industry...The problem is having the right tools and time to do the job...

this , just like plumbing shit

[thebrink]

i would check the specs online and then go buy a torque wrench.

[Marty Champions]

i would check the specs online and then go buy a torque wrench.

and a blow torch too right dikman?

[Mr Nobody]

is it a slow day again at brown and shitthands plumbing service today? 

I find it difficult to eat a peanut butter sandwich after doing some plumbing.

[Marty Champions]

I find it difficult to eat a peanut butter sandwich after doing some plumbing.

hahah. i like pulling out some nasty shit out of a drain sometimes with my barehands then smell it up close like i was an alein studying this life form of humans

[Mr Nobody]

hahah. i like pulling out some nasty shit out of a drain sometimes with my barehands then smell it up close like i was an alein studying this life form of humans

LOL. I always wear a clothes pin on my nose while plumbing.

[_aj_]

cool man what does 9-26 inch pounds mean does that mean 9-26 pounds of pressure?

It means you need a torque screwdriver. 9-26 inch pounds is a broad range, but I couldn't do it without a proper tool.

[tommywishbone]

Just snug tight dont overtighten them it will pinch the gasket.

 

[Roger Bacon]

yes great lower back workout leaning foward looking up under the hood using forearms

its a v6 on the passenger side the screws were real lose. so i tightend them all down, not crazy hard but much better than they were nice and snug

the engine has been smoking a few weeks it looks like some oil leakage, but the engine oil level is fine where it should be

i cant really tighten the screws on the driver side id probably have to take some things apart

but anyways am i approaching this right just tightening them down, or is there some rule to just barely tighten down the valve cover screws.

You need a torque wrench Alfred E. Neegul

[POB]

hahah. i like pulling out some nasty shit out of a drain sometimes with my barehands then smell it up close like i was an alein studying this life form of humans

Gold

[Novena]

cool man what does 9-26 inch pounds mean does that mean 9-26 pounds of pressure?

no, that in foot pounds is 3/4 foot pounds....torque is pressure multiplied by distance...go to an auto parts store/sears and get the cheapest torque wrench they have.  Two diffrent types are below, the top one should be easier with the torque specified...9-26 inch pounds.