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Old 10-03-2018, 02:55 PM
Maxbumpo Maxbumpo is offline
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Originally Posted by renaissanceman View Post
I torqued and loosened twice, and then settled at 26ft-lb for the 3rd torque. This was through a universal joint, so the value may have varied a touch (I couldn't get the half inch drive torque wrench into where the DVs were...

Mmmm, not good enough. You may have to remove the intake manifold so you can get a clear shot at each delivery valve with no universal joint. Painful I know, but if you want to make sure you get a good result, you've got to do the job right.


I did pretty much exactly what you did but only with one delivery valve on my OM603. I could not get the torque wrench to fit under the intake manifold, and I didn't have the time to R&R the manifold, so I did my best. I've got a bad knock like your engine at idle, it goes away completely once the RPM climbs over 1000.
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