leaking rocker cover
22 February 2009, 11:58 AM
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leaking rocker cover
drivers siderocker cover gasket leeking just want to no if i need to remove spark plugs to remove cover and is there enough room to remove the coil pack from the plugs and would i get away with instant gasket as a temp repiar till i can get a gasket
22 February 2009, 12:09 PM
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Is it leaking badly? Have you had the rocker covers of recently?
Use some gasket seal, this did the trick on mine after i changed my HG
22 February 2009, 12:15 PM
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no i havent had em off but getting oil burning on exhaust and wat gasket sealer do u recomend and shall i use it with the old gasket and started to get oil patch on drive way.
22 February 2009, 12:20 PM
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This thread my motivate you to get the job done
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...ut-warned.html
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...ut-warned.html
22 February 2009, 12:33 PM
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If your geting oil on the drive you must have a bad leak, I used new gaskets when i did mine and had a very very slight leak, so had to use some gasket sealer.
Make sure you get a heat + oil resistant seal. Keep the old gasket on if it aint "in to bad nick" and put a good layer all around + where your plugs go.
Should do the trick, aint a hard job takes about 10mins.
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Don't be tempted to nip up the cover bolts, they are shouldered and may shear. (By al means check that they are not loose tho)
Best fix, usually permanent.
Remove cover
Clean gaskets and mating faces
Apply thin smear RTV sealant both sides of gasket and refit
Smear RTV around the bolt rubbers and nip up.
That should hold it. Worked on 3 out of 4 of my Scoobs
Best fix, usually permanent.
Remove cover
Clean gaskets and mating faces
Apply thin smear RTV sealant both sides of gasket and refit
Smear RTV around the bolt rubbers and nip up.
That should hold it. Worked on 3 out of 4 of my Scoobs
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22 February 2009, 06:01 PM
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i went to halfords and bought some loctite gasket sealant and removed cover cleaned the surfaces used old gasket which looked ok and used the sealant on top of gasket then refitted and ran car it looks like it has done the job just washed what oil i could of were it had been leeking and now looks bone dry now so fingers crossed job done.
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