leaky cam cover
Moderator: Fatmobile
leaky cam cover
My 1.6TD is mounted at the stock 55degs. The cam cover leaks oil making a mess wherever I go. I've replaced the cork and rubber gaskets with the one piece rubber one but the oil continues to drip out. Can anyone help me?
83.5 Westy 1.6 TD
93 1.9TD engine in the shed
93 1.9TD engine in the shed
Very good chance of this. The cover leaks over the years, people tighten up the nuts to the point that the cover and tension bars get so warped that replacing the gasket does nothing. Take the cover off flatten it and the bars. Place a little silicone at the corners of the half round seal [the long thin one] .Also make sure the 8 studs are tightened all the way into the head.coke wrote:Could also be the valve cover was over tightened and is slightly warped, not allowing the sealing surfaces to seal.
1971 super beetle
1990 t3 transporter 1.9na
1990 t3 transporter 1.9na
leaky leaky
I just finally used a gasket sealant to avoid this problem.. Seems to be holding.
'83 diesel vanagon
'85 diesel Jetta
'86 diesel Golf
'85 diesel Jetta
'86 diesel Golf
Re: leaky cam cover
This has been talked about quite a bit. My personal opinion is to use Yamabond #4 or equiv, but only on the cam end plugs and only if they are new. If they are removed for any reason or otherwise come loose during disassembly, don't bother reusing an old hardened piece of rubber because it will leak again every time. It may be a day or a year, but they will never seal. On the gasket, put it on dry and it can be reused indefinately.