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 Rocker Cover Gasket Leak.
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Ben Lawrance
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Joined: 26 Mar 2004
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:08 am

Hi All

I've just noticed that my rocker cover is leaking oil. I think my gasket is buggered.

If i change it, will i have to do anything else??

What else will it have done, apart from leak oil that i should pull my attention to?

Chars
Ben
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:19 am

clean the oil up. It will have seeped down to the ht leads etc, so clean the oil off of them.

You could adjust the tappets at the same time.
schakal
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:28 am

how hard is it to adjust the tappets on a f3p ?? mine are well buggered lately
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:38 am

very hard, you can't do it
Ben Lawrance
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:50 am

Is it just a case of changing the gasket, or is there more to it?

Cheers
Ben
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:54 am

yeah just swap the gasket, easy job.
simonds1
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:47 am

wait wait wait......adjust the tappets? Aren't they self adjusting? I've recently changed my rocker cover gasket, and I didn't do anything else, just chaged gasket. Pic of job in progress......

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Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:53 am

on 1.4's and 1.6 *v's the tappets are adjustable
Ben Lawrance
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:54 am

I don't have a 16v. Only a 1.4energy. Therefore tappets can be done.

Not old enough to insure a big boys toy yet. Although, next year.... who knows!!!

Cheers
Ben
simonds1
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:19 pm

They are adjustable on 16v's? Hmm I always thought they were self adjusting. Maybe I can shut them the hell up from being so noisy then?
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:21 pm

no the 16V's are hydraulic thus self adjusting, if they are noisy they will need cleaned, which is fun.

Unless of course the internal spring has collapsed.
Neal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:25 pm

there's a spring in them?
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:01 pm

i think i know what he is talking about , the tappets of the 1.6 8v escort engine were like that ,they had springs and hydrolic oil in them .

so what do the adjustable tappets look like ?
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:02 pm

that is one shiny engine simon ,quality picture as well
simonds1
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:55 pm

Cheers buddy Very Happy yeah I was surprised how clean it was in there! Legend
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:10 pm

did you buy your valver from s.wales ? i love the exec models but never came across to one around here .
they go for megabucks i suppose ???
Neal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:14 pm

megabucks? its a renault 19...no such thing as megabucks.
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:19 pm

they do go for megabucks comparing with a k/l reg ,especially due to low milage ,good condition etc
but the problem is ,they are not found easy ,

sorry i lied ,there is a silver exec in my town ,it has got a small dent on the rear arch which spoils the whole car . would love to own it though .
simonds1
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:04 pm

Nah I got mine from cambridge. Spotted it on ebay, got in touch with the guy and asked if I could have it, so he ended the auction early and I whipped up there and got it. He wanted £1500 for it, but I gave him £1400. This was just over a year ago with 76k on the clock. Legend car. Only major problem I have had was the throttle position sensor, got that sorted, now the frikkin heater matrix has gone lol. Ah well. 11 year old car......what d'ya expect.
schakal
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:31 pm

£1400 a year ago is mega bucks imo especially when you can buy a k/l reg valver for 300-400quid these days

but than again,if you want a decent car that you want to keep for years and years thats the sort of price you should be paying .
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:08 am

aye spring in the central plunger, the spring pushes the ball bearing up to seal the oil in the plunger.
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