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Bobbit
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rocker cover gasket
« on: May 22nd, 2014, 7:25pm » |
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Hi Guys
Could you tell me is it a straight forward job to fit new gaskets to my 2.3 16v,
Are there any pitfalls to watch out for.
I have a bad oil leak , its been a long time since I worked on an engine.
Hope its easy.
Cheers guys
Bob
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gozz
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Re: rocker cover gasket
« Reply #2 on: May 24th, 2014, 1:23am » |
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Be careful not to drop the tubular spacers when removing the gasket,and also replace the gaskets around the spark plug holes at the same time to prevent oil leaking into the plug chambers.
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Re: rocker cover gasket
« Reply #3 on: May 24th, 2014, 3:28am » |
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....And make sure you torque the bolts down properly & in the right order. The bolts require very little torque. Too much torque will warp the gasket & strip the delicate aluminium threads in the cylinder head 
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Bobbit
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Re: rocker cover gasket
« Reply #4 on: May 24th, 2014, 8:07pm » |
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Thanks guys, just what i wanted to know.
Sounds easy enough.
Cheers Bob
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