97 1.5D Missing rocker cover bolt - demulv
Well, it's not missing, but it's spinning around in the thread, so it's as good as.

When giving the engine (a diesel) a once-over I noticed that they were all very loose, so gave them all a tighten. Not too tight - just to reduce the slack a bit. Anyway, it looks like I tightened one of them a bit too much, as it's now lost its thread and is spinning around freely!

The bolt that's knackered is this one - : : ; :

This this something I should be concerened about? If it needs replacing, what are my options? Obviously if it's the bolt's thread that's gone then just replace the bolt, but what if it's the thread in the block?

Edited by dkmulvey on 09/04/2009 at 11:30

97 1.5D Missing rocker cover bolt - Number_Cruncher
what if it's the thread in the block?


Get it heli-coiled.