Forgot to dip head bolts

[thereef]

Torqued down my head bolts without dipping them into oil as has been preached to me. Car hasn't been started so there hasn't been any heat, just want to make sure that:

1) I should definitely pull them out and lube them up.

2) I haven't done any irreversible damage.


Gonna go ahead and start gathering my tools. Will check back to see if anyone has offered their guidance

 

[YZFR1]

The main purpose of dipping them is to give all of them the proper even torque

Depending on the goal of the engine you might be OK

I would suggest doing a leak down test to verify you are not blowing air through the headgasket, other than that it should be fine if it's not going to be a high boost/nitrous engine

 

[AwD4g63TsI]

I would do it because it's so easy to pull the bolts out and lube them. You generally want at least SOME kind of lube on head bolts if you're putting them back on. One major reason is that you're not going to get accurate, or consistent torque readings from your wrench. Without lube you'll be grinding the threads against each other instead of sliding them over each other. The greater friction can cause you to think you're good on torque when you are actually much lower than what you need to be at.

 

[thereef]

I would do it because it's so easy to pull the bolts out and lube them. You generally want at least SOME kind of lube on head bolts if you're putting them back on. One major reason is that you're not going to get accurate, or consistent torque readings from your wrench. Without lube you'll be grinding the threads against each other instead of sliding them over each other. The greater friction can cause you to think you're good on torque when you are actually much lower than what you need to be at.

Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the thorough explanation.

 

[TSIfreek]

If you really want to you can do one at a time just dont put to much oil on them just enough to coat the threads. The recomeded oil to use is a HD 30 wt oil you can get a autozone

 

[etowaru]

Use arp torque lube. I've been building engines with it for a few years and it work great. Use it in threaded areas and contact points for accurate torque readings.

 

[etowaru]

Oh and btw. Arp torque lube can be ordered through any O'Reilly Auto Parts haha.