There are numerous mistakes that people do ALL THE TIME !!!
1: 12mm Bolt under the distributor drive gear, don't forget it.
2: 12mm Bolt on drivers side, half way down the cover. It goes through a small tang of the block into the front cover from the back side.
3: There are (4) - 14mm bolts. 3 of which are double washer. 1 is a single washer and is LONGER. It MUST go on the upper drivers side. A shorter bolt in that hole catches only 2 threads and will pull them out, mushrooming the front of the block and it will leak oil severely.
4: Be VERY carefull reinstalling the front cover. Don't use too much RTV it will end up blocking the oil pick up tube and will starve the oiling system.
5: The BEST but less "easy" way to do this job is to remove the oil pan
6: 12mm bolts are 9 FOOT POUNDS. There is actually a slightly different FP called for the oil pump bolts. The two long ones that go through the pump into the block are 14 LBS.
7: 14mm bolts are 29 FOOT POUNDS
8: When re-installing the 12mm bolt that goes down through the head it is EXTREAMLY IMPORTANT not to OVER TIGHTEN it. It will CRACK the front cover and it will leak severly.
Best of luck,
Patrick
