jjmmcs

So we are doing a head job on a 93 Camry and can't seem to order head bolts anywhere. I did a head job on a Toyota tercel and had the same problem. So I reused the headbolts and it ran awesome for 5 years after that. The only problem is that this is not my car and do't want to mess up someone elses vehicle. Do you know if it is ok to reuse these? Any advice wold be appreciated!

Brian R.

You may reuse them as long as they are not broken or deformed, or if they don't hold torque.

Note that there is a link to a 1994 Toyota FSM at the top of this forum.

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Daniel M. Dreifus

Have you tried the Toyota dealer parts department - local or online? I regularly order and replace bolts for far less critical areas.
While it's not to say the old bolts will break or loosen, they are "TTY torque to yield" designed to stretch when torqued then turned ninety degrees. While I've never done this, I understood they are a "non re usable" part.

DFBonnett

Interesting topic. Found this which may be of some interest.

http://www.acl.co.nz/Tech/Torque%20T...0Headbolts.pdf