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General => The garage => Topic started by: Blue MK2 on 25 November 2004, 18:17

Title: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Blue MK2 on 25 November 2004, 18:17

changed my rocker cover gasket today as it was leaking badly.

now ive connected and fitted everything back as it should be but the car keeps stalling. This must mean there is an air leak?

i cant see any problems?

changed the gasket for a rubber one if this helps with an ideas?


chers

Blue :(

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 26 November 2004, 08:45

you probably pulled off a vacuum pipe to do with the idle  ???

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2004, 13:49

checked everything. had to adjust the idle and fuel mixture to bring it to idle but will be going to the garage for a proper 'tune' now  :-\

While im there. getting the cam belt done so its not so bad after all

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2004, 15:03

rocker cover seal still leaks!

how tight do you do these nuts up?
blue

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Rain on 26 November 2004, 15:18

first make sure you did it right there is an order to tightening the bolts and yes they need to be set to the correct torque but no clue what that is maybe haynes or bentleys might help sorry

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: rubjonny on 26 November 2004, 15:26

Not very tight at all, according to Haynes 10Nm, 7 lbf ft

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2004, 17:07

ok. so anyone got the order?

thanx peeps

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Rain on 26 November 2004, 18:38

yer sorry
its not that important
but basically start with the middle and the do one on either side till you get them all

cant recall the number of bolts but i think its either 8 or 10

                                         8 6 1 3 9
                                       10 4 2 5 7

think of each hole as a number also might sound silly but check the gasket is the right way up i no on cylinder and sump its got something like umbo or top on it to say thats the top but there all differnt.

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Blue MK2 on 26 November 2004, 20:17

thanx Rain your a star :)

the gasket only fits one way so its defo the right way.

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Rain on 26 November 2004, 20:23

you would be suprised at the amount of ppl that have it wrong even worse when they do it on the head gasket and put the engine back together :S

hope it works if not check where its leaking and examine the gasket for a reason sometimes if the the old gasket breaks or deteriates you get bits of it stuck around the edges.

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: mk1 on 26 November 2004, 20:34

HI Blue.
There was a modified gasket available from VW, you had to replace the studs and the gasket was made of rubber. The new studs had a shoulder on them to stop over tightening and crushing the gasket. Cant find the part no at the mo, but worth speaking to the stealer if the oil leak is a problem.

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Rain on 26 November 2004, 20:44

by any chance are they little plastic washers?

they was already on mine i just replaced cause the oil was eating them up.

Title: Re: engine stalling after rocker cover gasket change
Post by: Blue MK2 on 27 November 2004, 12:16

thanx alot peeps. great help.

I had to change the studs to go with the gasket and this has stoped the leak.

Might be something worth remembering when changing one.

Blue