It seems like the studs on the bottom side are sunk in just a tad more so the top may have been a little more loose all along. I kinda wonder how I had just a trickle with the old gasket/cover. I did realize that some of the acorn nuts were bottoming out before they were snug so I added an extra washer under each, now they all have two. Well, I put in the new valve cover gasket that I picked up from BMW and I still have burning oil. Oh, I like Stan Simm's Shade Tree Mechanic comment about using disk brake wheel bearing grease on the engine drain plug and I also put a tiny layer on a valve cover gasket. Unfortunately I did not get it's lower torque brother. As new military surplus it was cheap, and it says it came from Richmont Inc. I also have a hand t-type wrench fixed at 15 In-Lbs for military coolant hoses. The least accurate was a 1/2' drive Pittsburgh wrench the owner complained of snapped studs when working on his head and then found it was 100 % off! Airplane mechanics must keep a wrench calibrated, and mine visited Hughes Airwest when fairly new. We mounted that in a vice and out of perhaps 25 wrenches my Craftsman from about 1979 (I bought it to properly install aluminum wheels, but it has been handy since) was most accurate. With the low In-Lb range I could not check it at a torque wrench party a few years back, where a Snap-On rep appeared with a digital torque transducer. If you want to view all content, you must register for the forum if you are not a member, or if a member, you must be logged in.I often use a Pittsburgh click-type 1/4' drivewrench (cheap $25, cheaper now, but do you trust it?). Select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. You will need to join the MOA before you can post: click this register link to proceed. The forum, the club magazine, and all of the discounts and benefits the BMWMOA offers?Want to read the MOA monthly magazine for free? Take a 3-month test ride of the magazine check here for details. Why not take the time to join the club, so you can enjoy posting on We hope you enjoy the excellent technical knowledge, event information and discussions that the BMWMOA forum provides. Check 'Remember Me?' if you wish to stay logged in. Welcome Guest! If you are already a member of the BMW MOA, please log in to the forum in the upper right hand corner of this page.

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