I’m in need of help. I can’t seem to find the part number for the timing cover bolts . I snapped a couple while torquing them down . Any sort of diagram or help would be great. I could find the one that goes through the valve cover into the timing cover but not the top two bolts that feed in horizontally. Sorry if that makes no sense . Any help would be appreciated.

 

For reference, a copy of the Gen 2 Fit Service manual is "stickied" here on this Gen 2 forum face page towards the top of the page.

My 2009-2012 Honda Fit service manual covers the timing chain cover in the Cylinder Head section in section 6-1. It shows basically 15 small bolts holding the timing cover to the front of the engine block. The bolts are installed and torqued after applying liquid gasket to the mating surface of the cover and the block as a sealant. The bolts are not referred to by their Honda part numbers in the manual, but are referred to as two different sizes. Some of the bolts are 8x1.25 mm and the others are referred to as being 6x1.0 mm. The larger bolts have a torque spec of 23 ft/lb, and the smaller bolts 9 ft/ lbs..I would suggest using Honda factory replacements and not after market bolts, due to the questionable quality of available aftermarket bolts. If you choose to get your replacement bolts from Honda, why not let the parts dept figure out what bolts you need?

The other issue is torquing the bolts. Nine ft/ lbs and 23 ft/ lbs are not much torque. Most torque wrenches are not really accurate on a 5-150 ft/ lb torque wrench on the lower end of their scale. If you insist on torquing the bolts, I'd look for a good quality torque wrench with say a 5-50 ft/ lb range for better accuracy. Remember the seal on the timing chain cover is going to be made with the liquid gasket, and not with over torquing the bolts thus snapping them off. Good luck.