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3800 SC Valve Cover Bolts?

J

JaguarRD

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Hello, just changed my LIM and putting everything back together when...UH OH...dropped one of the Valve Cover Bolts into the chassis (not the exposed engine thankfully!!)

Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement one?

BONUS: I also overtorqued one of the bolts connecting the SC to the lower manifold and the head broke off, leaving the bolt inside- I know I will have to drill it out unless someone has any suggestions (screw has broken off BELOW the hole) but does anyone have a source for these?

Thanks for all of your help guys!
 


8 by 1.25 on teh LIM and the VC might be standard.

Any local junkyard likely has both boths on a car if you have any self pull places.
 
I'd try an easy-out on the SC to LIM bolt, I've had them work about 50% of the time. Start soaking the bolt in PB blaster now.
 
the sc to Lim bolt should be easy enough to get out with a bit of heat and a good set of vise grips, my guess would be that you would have an inch or so of material to torque on.
 


Hate me for posting this, BillBoost would do it like this...

Often w/o pressure on it, you can use a small screwdriver or punch to back a bolt out. If that failed, I'd pull another lim off the shelf and be done. As for the bolts, well there's piles of them in the parts cases.
 
x2^^ also if you resort to drilling try a left handed drillbit, they can walk a bolt out before you have to e-z out
 
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