hubturn

I've been all over my Bentleys and can't find a value for torquing the exhaust manifold nuts on the studs. This concerns me as I do not want to over torque since the studs are in aluminum. My luck they would twist and strip the head. Thanks. 12v AAH. New studs and nuts, by the way.

Audi0s

Snug them up nice and tight, dont slam them on. They wont go anywhere.

grillage

look here...

Audi > B4 > 1993 -1995
2.8 Liter V6 2V Engine Mechanical, Engine Code(s): AAH, AFC
26 - Exhaust system, Emission controls
Exhaust system, servicing (all-wheel-drive)

I believe it's #23 in the illustration



23 - Nut, 25 Nm (18 ft lb)

hubturn

Thanks for that. I saw the diagram in the bulletins but didn't look close enough to see the exhaust manifold in the picture. I don't have the washers they depict, but sometimes they get general and not specific for the Cabriolet. I was tired this afternoon and put a small nick in my freshly resurfaced head. It's back to the machine shop for an opinion. You'll hear me scream if it is bad news.

hubturn

Another couple of thousandths off the head fixed it. $30.