DOHC KA24DE Valve Cover Bolt Thread Pitch

[BadMojo]

So...it seems that at some point in time someone managed to strip three of the four bolt holes on the outside corners of my valve cover (the smaller bolts, not the the big ones that go in the center).

I'm looking to buy a Helicoil kit to fix it, but was wondering if anyone knows the thread pitch for the bolts in question? Unfortunately, I don't have access to a thread pitch gauge.

Thanks!

[jab11185]

ha! i did the same thing...i don't know the thread pitch but i'll ask the guy that did it for me

[BadMojo]

ha! i did the same thing...i don't know the thread pitch but i'll ask the guy that did it for me

Thanks! If you can't get it, it's not a problem. If it comes to it, my father has access to a thread pitch gauge at work. I just figured someone around here would know since that aluminum is so soft I'm afraid to stare real hard at it

It doesn't help that the boneheads at the dealership probably used air tools to torque the valve cover bolts down.