Bolts that compress two parts together that are subject to repeated and often changes of temperatue will loosen over time,
You torque them up and they don't last, unless you 'stretch' the bolt so that the bolt itself is under tension whilst it holds the two things under compression.
The clever engineering types have determined that this requires a 0.375mm 'stretch'.
The bolt has a 1.5mm thread, so after it has been tightened and is clamping the head to the block (for example), it then needs to be rotated another 90 degrees to achieve the tension in the bolt itself.
In these situations, it is very important that you fit new bolts as the old ones have already been stretched and won't be the same again. It is also important to fit the original manufacturers bolts (OEM) as others may be of a different steel/alloy that won't stretch the same.