johned

Anyone changed the drivers side rocker gasket and half moons and got any advice on doing the job on a classic.

madscoob

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jack up drivers side,
put oil tray under car
cover headers with plastic bag
use a 1/4 drive/3/8 drive max
after removal get everything as clean as poss
people say to use sealer, but what you do is up to you, i did mine dry but soaked the seal/gasket in engine oil overnight in order to sponge effect the seal as it's nitrile rubber, clean it off and refit. remember the bolts have a shoulder so will only do up so far

johned

Thanks.

mickywrx

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Get new bolt seals, if you haven't already. They go brittle with age.

johned

I now have the problem of knowing which gasket i need as it seems there is a choice of two for the 1997-1998 v4 impreza turbo and the only way out is to take the rocker cover off and then order a gasket that is the same.

JGlanzaV

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Pay someone else to do it, it's not worth the aggro.

**jay**

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Its actually an easy job just make sure everything is mega clean, i only put sealer on the half moon seals and yeh defo make sure the bolt gasket/rubbers are new

JGlanzaV

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I know is easy, but there's no room, it's fiddly and making sure it's all clean etc is a pain.

I did mine once and decided it's not worth wasting my time with again and would rather pay someone to do it. Can I do it? Yes.
Would I rather spend the afternoon in the pub while some other poor ******* gets to **** around with it? Yes.

Same as replacing the sump, easy enough to do but can I really be arsed? Definitely not.

And that's coming from someone with a fully equipped workshop, 2 post ramp etc.

Rob669

Done mine, was all fixed nicely, several thousand miles on it started up again so now I'm just putting up with an occasional whiff. I'd only 'fix' it again if it was really bad.

JGlanzaV

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That's the problem with doing it yourself.

You are better off paying someone else to do it right.

Then if it does leak soon after you just take it back and get it sorted. Some things are worth saving money on. Others will just cause headaches

**jay**

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I have very skinny hands can do them in less than an hour ive just sorted one that a garage done and was caked in sealer and which id be very surprised if none is inside the engine now means driving a car to a workshop and leaving it but yeh i can see why folk dont like doing them, ive done that many now i could do them blindfolded lol

rb5 stu

Make sure you put sealer on the half moons or they will fail in no time.

JGlanzaV

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I live 15 minutes away from engine tuner so I never have any issues like that lol

**jay**

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Ironicaly the guys car i sorted stays 5 min away from steve whitson but did not know he was a subaru specialist lol the cowboys where he got it done must have used a full tube of sealer 😁

JGlanzaV

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Scary stuff. May aswell just change the engine everytime the seal go rather than go to a place like that lol

mickywrx

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Where are you looking?

johned

ICP say there are two gaskets to choose from and so do others and i am only after genuine subaru parts.

LoganS

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Call icp and ask them which part.

I did mine on my new age on Saturday, passenger side is tighter then drivers side.

Use the rough scouring side of a sponge to clean old sealant from the block and get some shop towels to make sure the surface is perfectly dry before refitting the rocker cover.

Change plugs whilst your at it.