On a mk4 golf 1.6se 1999 AEH engine.
Basically the rocker cover is leaking on the backside and oil is weeping, not a lot but enough to sort it out.
I called VW and they do not sell just the gasket, you HAVE to buy the rocker cover they don;t seperate them! Which is £100!!!
Any ideas how I could fix this without giving the stealers £100.
Really daft not selling just the gasket, which is what I'm guessing has perishned and in comes the weep.
Thanks a million Chris!
I have a bookmarks full of all the usual VW parts places like gsf, euro etc and had not thought to have a look *doh*
A bit up yours to VW :)
It looks like a simple job, is it just a case of removing the oil cap :), undo the allen bolts remove busted gaskets, clean the surface put new one back on and do it all up again. I will did haynes out, but I think I read a bit on it some time ago in the haynes about the bolts have to be done up in a certain sequence and obviously torqued.
Have you ever done a job like this, tips and advice always welcomed from you kind sir!
Do all of them up gradually rather than just torqueing them up from one end, get it really clean before you start & check it is actually flat before doing anything.
IIRC the original cover has a flaw in its design, which is why the gasket blows, which is why they modified it. So changing the gasket without a new cover may be just a waste of time.
However it might work and will be a good saving if it does, and not too much to lose if you do the work yourself.
As Duncan says, tighten gradually, don't overtighten.
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