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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: symsymma on 25 February 2012, 19:42

Title: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: symsymma on 25 February 2012, 19:42
Got a gen rockercover gasket and injector seals are these easy to change?bearing in mind im a bit of an engine novice lol.also to spray rocker cover could i degrease/clean with carb cleaner?and my last question i want to spray it black is it just a case of prime,spray,lacqer etc and would all these 3 need to be high temp paint.any recommendations?
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: navmk4gti on 25 February 2012, 20:29
got mine done from dubunit seems like a easy job if you have the right tools and know what you are doing .. after seeing it done i would have a go myself  :smiley:

for the spraying rocker cover part you need loads of elbow grease and time .. was going to do mine but cba as i aint got the time aint even washed car in 3 months  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: symsymma on 25 February 2012, 20:48
What was that mate injecter seals or both :undecided:
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: navmk4gti on 25 February 2012, 21:16
rocker cover gasket mate  :smiley:
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: Granta Gti on 26 February 2012, 08:14
Injector seals are easy, I did mine on my ARZ. I spent the day taking the inlet manifold out and polishing it as it it was hanging from all the leaking fuel
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 26 February 2012, 10:05
inlet mani is easy to get off, takes about 20mins. The seats wind out, make sure you use some decent fuel/oil resistant sealant when you put the new ones back in. The injector O rings just roll off the injectors but be careful of the pintles (where the fuel sprays out)

I painted my inlet mani with a pot of high temp satin black paint from Halfords and brushed it on, came out quite nice in the end  :wink:

Injector seals changed on here

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175.40

Rocker gasket changed here

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175.50

and inlet mani painted here

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175.70
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: symsymma on 26 February 2012, 10:08
inlet mani is easy to get off, takes about 20mins. The seats wind out, make sure you use some decent fuel/oil resistant sealant when you put the new ones back in. The injector O rings just roll off the injectors but be careful of the pintles (where the fuel sprays out)

I painted my inlet mani with a pot of high temp satin black paint from Halfords and brushed it on, came out quite nice in the end  :wink:

Injector seals changed on here

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175.40

Rocker gasket changed here

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175.50

and inlet mani painted here

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=92175.70
cool more jobs on the to do list before stage 2.cheers
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 26 February 2012, 10:11
All I did in the way of prepping the inlet mani was too degrease it and then a quick going over with a wire brush, paint is still there with no flaking off after nearly 2 years now  :smiley:
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: Dave_IOW on 26 February 2012, 11:19
I'm doing all this soon, injector seals dealer or eBay for you Wes?

Yellow spring finally in actuator lol

Not run it yet though, ill text you results..
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: Wazzzer on 26 February 2012, 13:46
The seats that fit in the manifold are dealer only mate, you won't need o rings as your injector kit had new ones. Just give me a shout whenever mate and pop round  :smiley:
Title: Re: rocker cover/gasket and injector seals
Post by: symsymma on 26 February 2012, 19:51
All I did in the way of prepping the inlet mani was too degrease it and then a quick going over with a wire brush, paint is still there with no flaking off after nearly 2 years now  :smiley:
what about spraying rocker cover ie what paints/primers and lacqers?