Thread: Emergency, stuck and need help

Ok well I got it home and started it, no milkshake or anything... the oil looks good on the stick and in the filler hole.

But my main question is wtf, why did those bolts get so loose in the first place? It was only the ones by the tb that came loose, it seems like the rest of them stuck.. and why did it run fine for 2 days and suddenly I go to leave work and this happens...

What did you torque the bolts to? They are supposed to be something like 89in lbs.

As for coolant in the oil. It's not likely that you got any in there if much. Because it would have had to get past the piston rings.

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

What did you torque the bolts to? They are supposed to be something like 89in lbs.

As for coolant in the oil. It's not likely that you got any in there if much. Because it would have had to get past the piston rings.

Um the Bolt size and torque thread says 11ft lbs, and 89in lbs is only 7.4ft lbs. The throttle body is 89in lbs though. Im pretty sure you were just trying to remember the number off the top of your head and just said the wrong one it happens.

Originally Posted by slick2500

Im pretty sure you were just trying to remember the number off the top of your head and just said the wrong one it happens.

Upper plenum 89in.lb. (7.5 lb. ft.)

^^^ I'm pretty sure that says 89in lbs. Had lasik done about 2 years back and my yearly checkup showed me as 20/20.

The OP is taliing about the UIM or upper intake aka plenum. The 11ft lbs, on the LIM is actually incorrect and I'll chat with TON about it because I have some different ideas about where it should be vs where GM said it should be based on the gasket revisions.

For giggles, if you happen to look at a 97 Bonneville FSM the torques are reversed for the LIM and UIM. UIM is listed as 13ft lbs (per fsm) and LIM is listed as 89 inch lbs. All FSM's I've looked up for this spec were 13ft lbs on the lim and 89 inch lbs on the UIM except that 97 Bonne.