Do rebuilt engine heads need to be retorqued?

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Rhinoculips
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Do rebuilt engine heads need to be retorqued?

Post by Rhinoculips »

'91 EJ22 Legacy

After a complete engine rebuild, should the head bolts be re-torqued after a certain period of running time? If so, what is the recommended torque and in what order should they be done?

Many thanks for the help
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log1call
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Post by log1call »

Not on subarus.
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206er
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Post by 206er »

the final torquing step is measured by rotation angle so there would be no real way to know if your torques were right without backing off the bolts and redoing them.
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