head bolts

[scoot]

:k10: aaargh went to do my top end today and took out the new cylinder head bolts and theyre too long grr when i put the head on (dummy run)the bolts were about an inch to long when they were screwed in the box they came in had a list of numbers on it which meant nothing to me they were cg10de,cg13de,ma12..
998/1235/1275cc2 when i ordered the bolts i gave engine size model and k10 the guy said that was ok though when i phoned it was 5.20 an they close at 5.30 so he maybe couldnt be bothererd to go through the list ? looks like ill be taking them back tomorrow

 

[SammoHung]

were thay all the same length?

perhaps you fitted a long one in a hole where a short on out of the kit should have went?

 

[Krian]

the engine number your looking for is ma10, the cg10de and cg13de are the 1l and 1.3 for the k11 and the ma12 is for a 1.2 k10. I think.... Either Sammo is right and you put the wrong screw in the wrong hole or they gave ya the wrong box

 

[scoot]

were thay all the same length?

perhaps you fitted a long one in a hole where a short on out of the kit should have went?

:k10: hi the bolts were all the same length though some had the threads cut shorter?along the shaft

 

[Krian]

if theres a blank at the top of the shaft thats to help pull down the head as bolts all the way to the top can hold things apart. As I said, if they're the same length then its the wrong pack, you need a pack thats for a MA10 engine - not sure if theres specific sets for the MA10ET, MA10S etc.

Edit: Wikipedia has a fairly useful article on the different engine types and other info on the micra, linky:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Micra

 

[Burfy]

i love wiki for all the info that's on it...but why don't they have the ma12... makes me a sad panda :down: maybe one of the members here should whip up a page for it :upside: or heck, it could even be a team effort eh?