Continued...Ducklakeview wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:21 pm Then as there was sod all on TV, I decided to do the rocker cover gasket, which arrived yesterday from JINGLE many thank Jamie..
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You can see where it's been leaking, in the usual place, onto the manifold shield, and it stinks..
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First thing to do is remove the offside strut brace to improve access, it'6 a 16mm bolt on the facelift, and a 16mm nut on the pre..
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Then remove the oil filler cap and pull the cover upwards to remove it.
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Loosen the wiring harness by popping it out of these clips
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Then lift up the retaining blips on the coil packs, allowing the connectors to be slid out.
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Remove the cam position sensor wiring plug, the valvetronic motor plug and the two earth points (10mm)
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Will continue when I get a min...
Mike
Once that's done, remove the "other half" of the top cover - I always forget...
I also remove this bolt at the front, which gives a bit more "wiggle room" on the harness, and makes getting the cover off easier.
Then remove and mark the coil packs, 1-4 - Not strictly necessary, but I like things to go back where they came from.
Then unbolt the 10mm bolts holding the cover in place, they are "captive" so won't fall out onto the undertray
And lift the cover clear
Don't forget the 2nd gasket around the valvetronic motor, they usually fall out and remain on the head.
I then clean to cover with brake cleaner, paying attention to the grooves where the gasket sits.
And then clean the mating surfaces on the head using either a proper gasket scraper, or a sharpened piece of hardwood, so as not to gouge the alloy surface. It needs to be CLEAN, with all traces of old gasket and/or sealant removed.
Fit the new gaskets to the cam cover, putting a little RTV sealant at the corners of the half moon shaped ends, I've marked the areas.
Then it's back on, torque the bolts evenly to 9nm, and reassemble in reverse..
Leak cured
Mike