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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: leegt5 on 07 March 2010, 20:53

Title: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: leegt5 on 07 March 2010, 20:53

As title really. I was thinking its best to do it when cold. Is this right ?

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: Wayne on 07 March 2010, 20:59

Yes cold.

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: leegt5 on 07 March 2010, 21:20

Cheers mate !! Looks like im cycling down GSF in the morning then !!

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: Wayne on 07 March 2010, 21:21

Quote from: leegt5 on 07 March 2010, 21:20

Cheers mate !! Looks like im cycling down GSF in the morning then !!

Good luck, easy enough to change.

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: leegt5 on 07 March 2010, 21:31

Yeah I did it last weekend and its easy enough but two of the studs came loose over the week and it was leaking.

So loosened them all today to tighten up in sequence. As I have now found out that once the gaskets been fitted, after a week of warm ups and down the gasket goes hard so if you loosen the bolts and tighten them back up with a hard gasket it doesn't seal so I need to replace it again.

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: Wayne on 07 March 2010, 21:32

Is yours not the rubber type gasket.

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: leegt5 on 07 March 2010, 21:34

Quote from: Wayne on 07 March 2010, 21:32

Is yours not the rubber type gasket.

Yeah its rubber but when I fitted it last weekend it was softer and today before I done them all back up again it was quite stiff.

Title: Re: Rocker/Valve Cover Gasket replace when engine is warm or cold ?
Post by: Wayne on 07 March 2010, 21:48

No worries