Valve cover torque specs

GERALD NICHOLS

MEMBER
2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
1.4L
4 CYL
TURBO
2WD
AUTOMATIC
148,000 MILES

What are the torque specs for the car listed above's valve cover?

Thursday, August 6th, 2020 AT 9:47 PM

1 Reply

DANNY L

MECHANIC
5,648 POSTS

Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is the information you requested.The torque specification is 8 Newton Meters or 71 Inch Pounds. I've attached a picture below showing the proper torque sequence of the bolts. Here is a valve cover replacement tutorial:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-valve-cover-gasket

Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

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