Silly / easy question: Engine cover bolt size

[TexLabo]

So, I just got my 2000 Golf, and the motor cover was sitting inside the car without the bolts to mount it with.
Anyone know the size bolts I need, so I can just run to my local hardware store? Or are they some weird collared bolt?
Thanks in advance Guys!
~Tex

 

[jetta 97]

It is studs and nut. They don't have bolts. If you have studs still on engine and rubber mounts on cover you need 6mm tread nuts.
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[Cabrales]

I'm bringing this back. The two attachements in the front are studs/nuts, but the one in the back is a bolt. (Jetta 2003). Does anyone know what size bolt that is?

 

[jetta 97]

I'm bringing this back. The two attachements in the front are studs/nuts, but the one in the back is a bolt. (Jetta 2003). Does anyone know what size bolt that is?

It is not bolt. You probably missing stud. It is same one form the front.
All 3 of them are same, 6 mm thread.

 

[Joe_Meehan]

Since we are on the subject, does anyone know where I can get one of the nut/washer that holds the cover on? (2002 NB)

I managed to loose one of mine and I am using a nut and washer. It would be handier to have the washer/nut combo.

Thanks

 

[SFHGolfTDI]

If you have what looks like a bolt back there, it is because it screwed out of the intake manifold, instead of the nut coming off the top. I had the same issue, ended up stripping the intake manifold, and had to do a threadfix. Just do the PD engine mod. Totally worth it. http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=223750&highlight=intake+manifold+thread+repair

I'm bringing this back. The two attachements in the front are studs/nuts, but the one in the back is a bolt. (Jetta 2003). Does anyone know what size bolt that is?

 

[Cabrales]

I bought this car new, and as far as I remember, it always had a bolt in the back. I always found it strange that they would use 2 different anchoring systems.

 

[Cabrales]

While we are at it, does anyone know where I could buy new insulating material for the engine cover? Mine has been slowly falling apart.

 

[SFHGolfTDI]

Could you take a pic of this bolt? I'm intrigued. As far as insulating material, self adhesive dynaliner is a great alternative.

 

[Cabrales]

I can't take a picture of the bolt because it is lost. That's why I'm trying to figure out what size it should be. It was a black bolt, short, with a wide integrated washer. I have a vague recollection that it was a different size than the 10mm head for the nuts, but I can't be sure. It's been gone for a while, and the cover has been sitting in my garage for about 2 years. Jetta, 97 posted that it's probly 6mm thread. What does that mean, should it have a thread pitch and a diameter?

 

[SFHGolfTDI]

I'm no guru, but I'm skeptical that it was ever a bolt. I have not heard about that kind of a setup on an MK4 TDI, so I can't be of help on the size. Usually what happens is that the rear mounting stud--that the nut screws onto--starts to screw out itself, and eventually to strip the intake manifold where it was installed. For a while, it looks like a "bolt" b/c every time you unscrew, the whole mount comes off instead of the nut on top. Could this be why you thought it was a bolt? I suspect the reason that it is lost is because the nut eventually did come off the top and the whole thing fell off.

The other possibility is that a mechanic stripped that rear nut/stud and replaced it, unbeknown to you, with a bolt. It happens all the time b/c of the softer aluminum of the intake manifold.

I just went through this ordeal myself, and I also thought the rear was a bolt for a while. Again, I recommend you just take all those studs out and replace with PD style pop-off ones. Easy mod and works much better than unscrewing the nuts every time.

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=162343&highlight=engine+cover+stud

You may need to do a threadfix on your intake manifold if it is indeed stripped. Good luck.

 

[Joe_Meehan]

..does anyone know where I could buy new insulating material for the engine cover?. ...

I suggest and use Dynomate. It is a sticky back rubber like matt. It has worked well for me. It last longer than the OEM.

 

[BobnOH]

Since we are on the subject, does anyone know where I can get one of the nut/washer that holds the cover on? (2002 NB)

I managed to loose one of mine and I am using a nut and washer. It would be handier to have the washer/nut combo.

Thanks

the True Value over by Northern Lights shopping center (Columbus) has an outstanding hardware selection