Stretch bolts?!

[20vturbocupra]

Hy there guys sorry for been question but are the head bolts in my 20v turbo cupra mk3 stretch bolts or not?! Need to know as doing rebuild!! Cheers!!

 

[Slimy]

As a rule of thumb, any bolt that needs to be angle tightened rather than simply torqued up should be considered a stretch bolt and therefore consumable. And if you're doing a rebuild, it would make sense to use new bolts whether they were stretch bolts or not.

 

[20vturbocupra]

Yeah good point new bolts, rings and shells on order ready for rebuild