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DesignR/DriveR/RiceEatR
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2015
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- Location
- NorCal Bay Area
- First Name
- Todd
- Vehicle(s)
- '16 Mustang GTPP
Funny (not funny) because both of mine were loose and caught after smoky smell and loosing a starter bolt.Leaking valve covers on the 2015-2017 has been reported by quite a few members here. Were the valve cover bolts under torqued at the factory, or do they loosen up with time - who knows, something that should be monitored. Since Ford came out with the TBS to mod the stock valve covers to use the other mounting holes, seems they are admitting they messed up trying to save 25 cents in valve cover bolts per engine by not using all the bolt holes in the heads. Pretty sure the Gen 3 is using all the valve cover bolt holes.
On a side note, it has also been reported by some that the starter bolts are not torqued properly. I checked mine one time when I did an oil change, and found a few that turned about 1/3 to 1/2 a turn when torqued to spec.
I have a friend that lost multiple bolts and a track guy that lost a whole starter. Driver came in, turned it off and couldnāt turn it back on. Put it on the rack and presto change-oā¦dissapearing starter.
Im sure itās somewhere around Sonoma Raceway lol
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