ok so i bought type r cams for my b16 ek. wen putting them in i think i ****ed up big time! i read online that the specs were 20ft lbs for the 12 mm bolts and 8foot lbs for the 10 mm bolts. well doing so 5 bolts broke so like an idiot i tried starting it but it made a wierd noise so i turned key quick. the noise may have been my exhaust due to having open headers but im not sure. could there be any major damage?? what should i try to do?

 

anyone?

 

Bolts wont break at 20 and 8 lbs. Either the threads were bound up (dirty, fouled up threads) or your torque wrench is reading wrong.
Either way, you can't run the engine with broken bolts. Fix-replace and start over but only after you figure out which of the above problems caused them to break.

 

^ listen to him. dont start your car with broken cam cap bolts. thatl just end badly.

 

thanx ill figure out the problem...i think its reading wrong thats y

 

There is a difference in inch pounds of torque and foot pounds of torque........there may be more to the story....let us know what you found so we can all get smarter.....-Bob

 

well im thinkin the torque is off since 20ft lbs cant break a bolt. unless the bolts were crappy

 

well

 

By the way, if you torqued all the bolts down the same, you likely need all new bolts now. If 5 broke, I'm sure the rest have torsional twist and serious stretch stress.
I would guess the larger bolts would have had to see 40 lbs or better to break, unless you've got some poor grade bolts there instead of the oem parts.

Also, it usually takes more than 20 lbs to remove a bolt torqued to 20 pounds. Remember never torque bolts that are not lubed, at least with oil.

Give up on your torque wrench until you are sure it is accurate

 

the wrench is bad....please go buy all new bolts...every single bolt you used that wrench on should be replaced.