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(Message started by: magnetono59 on Jan 5^th, 2013, 9:34pm)

Title: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by magnetono59 on Jan 5^th, 2013, 9:34pm

Is it difficult to change the rocker cover gasket on my 1996 16V DOHC estate. There is oil leaking into the plug area. I cannot find any reference to the procedure on the site. Can the old gasket be repaired.

Title: Re: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by gozz on Jan 5^th, 2013, 9:45pm

No it's not a difficult job,the gaskets that seal the spark plug holes are separate from the main gasket,there is little point in reusing old gaskets as they will be compressed.Take care not to drop the dowel tubes that the bolts go through.
If Simmo picks your enquiry up,being the master of references he will almost certainly tell you where to look on the site.

Title: Re: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by Tompion on Jan 5^th, 2013, 9:50pm

Didn't beat Gozz, but beat Simmo with the manual ;D

Looks simple enough in the manual. If you type manual into the search box on the home page of the Scorpio site you’ll get a return for the pdf’s. The engine manuals are here:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/DOHC2-3manual.htm

The cylinder head one shows the removal in the first pages & tightening sequence towards the end.

Title: Re: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by Simmo on Jan 6^th, 2013, 8:24am

on 01/05/13 at 21:50:46, Tompion wrote:

Didn't beat Gozz, but beat Simmo with the manual ;D

That's because old boys like me need their kip! ;D

Title: Re: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by PJDavis on Jan 6^th, 2013, 7:47pm

I agree, it is an easy enough job, if a little fiddly. The point has been made about the dowels, well to heed this, it's very easy to lift the rocker-box off and a couple of the dowels to drop into the cylinder-head. Count them all carefully out and in, some will just drop out and others will need persuasion. I dropped one into the cylinder-head and it was hiding beside a valve spring!!!!! Be especially careful with the ones at the front, they could drop down into cam-chain area.
Peter

Title: Re: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by magnetono59 on Jan 7^th, 2013, 8:20pm

Many thanks for the information above. Anybody got a ford part No for this item or a source.

Title: Re: 16V DOHC rocker cover
Post by gozz on Jan 7^th, 2013, 9:34pm

Main gasket F7024740,plug hole gaskets F7024741,should get em from Ford the Galaxy used that engine (2.3)