How tight do they have to be there's no instructions with my new rods. Also is there any way i should tighten them up, i had heard of people tightening then up and then loosening them of two or three times, thanks Kev

Torque wrench settings Nm lbf ft
Main bearing cap bolts and nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 59
Big-end bearing cap bolts:
Stage 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 13
Stage 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angle-tighten a further 90°
Piston-cooling oil jet/blanking plug Torx screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
Cylinder block and head oilway blanking plugs:
M6 x 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 to 11 6 to 8
M10 x 11.5 - in block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 17
1/4 PTF plug - in block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 18
Power steering pump/air conditioning compressor mounting
bracket-to-cylinder block bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 35
Exhaust manifold heat shield mounting bracket-to-cylinder
block bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 24
Crankcase breather system:
Oil separator-to-cylinder block bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
Pipe-to-cylinder head bolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 17
Water pump bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Chapter 3
Driveshaft support bearing bracket-to-cylinder block bolts . . . . . . . . . . 48 35
Transmission-to-engine bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Part A of this Chapter
Engine/transmission mounting fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Part A of this Chapter
Front suspension subframe bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 96

Make sure they are OK for the rods, some are a fraction too long and when you tighten them they dont pull against the rod meaning the shells are too loose. Also never torque up a stretch bolt and then back off, they are use once then throw away items.

if they are arp then i think its 40 ft/lb done and undone 3 times using the enclosed lube, if they feel tight give them a good going over wiyh a green scourer, it usually removes just enough of the finish. double check those figures with arp first though!!

[Edited on 18-4-2008 by viatron]

Just fitted a set and the instructions enclosed were exactly as viatron says. Tighten and loosen three times to 40 ft/lbs. There were alternative instros which required measurements of length out of the packet and then stressed.

THANKS.