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Valve Cover Torque Sequence

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by iliakolesnikov, Oct 19, 2022.

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  1. iliakolesnikov

    iliakolesnikov New Member

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    Anyone have the torque sequence for the valve cover? Searched the manual and I can't seem to find anything about it. Can't seem to find it for the life of me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
     
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    The manual just doesn't call it "valve cover". If you're doing a text search in a PDF copy, search for INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY.

    According to an old 2010 PDF in circulation, there are 13 bolts and they all go to 10 N·m (102 kgf·cm, 7ft·lbf), in no specified order. Criss-crossing from the middle outward would be typical for such a thing when they don't give a more specific rule. But 7 ft·lbf is such a gentle torque anyway, this isn't one of those cases where tightening order is as critical as it is for, say, the cylinder head.
     
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