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Adam
08-08-06, 11:30 PM
As above, engine currently has male torx head bolts with washers on.
I've got a new set of male torx headbolts, but they dont have washers with them.

Should i reuse the ones currently fitted to the old bolts?

:)

Stuart
09-08-06, 07:49 AM
id reuse them if you cant be ****d to nip to the dealers/call autovaux...

Adam
09-08-06, 05:42 PM
Im not bothered about re-using the washers, i meant should the washers be on?
As the new headbolts look to have washers built into the head.
But so did the old ones...

craig green
09-08-06, 05:57 PM
Use them. I replaced mine with shiny stainless ones once & it ended in tears. Dont ask whybut my mate who is a Vaux dealer mechanic just said 'we wont be doing that again'. They have a degree of compressibility I beleive.

Adam
09-08-06, 06:13 PM
K mate, cheers craig.
I'll reuse the old ones, they must meant to be fitted, as all headbolts seem to have them.

mikey14sr
09-08-06, 07:30 PM
I've allways re-used the old washers, apart from last time when the new bolts came with new washers.

Adam
09-08-06, 07:59 PM
Ok, cheers lads.