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  • Rocker Cover Gasket Replacement

    I'm replacing my Rocker Cover Gasket (Courtesy of Mrs Loon ) this weekend.

    The Haynes manual says the torque settings for the nuts is 10Nm although ive read that other people do it tighter, any thoughts?

    Ive done a couple of these before but not on the Mk2, anything else I should look out for, or is it a simple experience?

    Cheers

    Simon
    1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

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    Sorry I missed you on the weekend mate.

    I just nip em up, dont do em too tight and snap em, just enough so they are tight and dont leak.
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    • #3
      No problems...ive got no doubt I will be harrasing you at some point soon

      yeah I cant see the benefit of doing them too tight as there isnt too much force at work on any of those points, just read in a couple of spots about people taking it past the 10Nm to "make sure" there are no leaks.

      I suppose, do them tight, if theres a leak at one point, tighten more. Makes sense.
      1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

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      • #4
        What sort of gasket are you using?

        The Bentley says 10nm and thats what I did mine with a good quality torque wrench and it does not leak at all. My rocker cover uses a rubber gasket which are better and can be reused, also the sump gasket is of a rubber material, no leaks.
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        • #5
          Yep rubber gasket it is....hopefully should fix the leaks...
          1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

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          • #6
            I replaced mine with a g60 rubber gasket years ago and havnt had a problem since. Just be careful that the metal studs/sleeves whatever you call them arent too thick and prevent the gasket from sealing. If they are you can easily remove them. Goodluck

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Tameth_au View Post
              I replaced mine with a g60 rubber gasket years ago and havnt had a problem since. Just be careful that the metal studs/sleeves whatever you call them arent too thick and prevent the gasket from sealing. If they are you can easily remove them. Goodluck
              Got a slight leak still even though its nice and tight, might be those sleeves in the rubber gasket? Not sure....reckon I should try taking them out?
              1986 MkII Golf GTI 16V (Sold), 2005 MkV Golf GTI (Sold), 2007 Polo GTI (Sold), 2011 Polo 66TDI (Selling), 2012 Passat 125 TDI Bluemotion, 2013 Scirocco R (Due October!)

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              • #8
                yep, pop em straight out. Just be careful you dont tear the rubber of the gasket.

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                • #9
                  Time to resurrect a long dead thread....

                  I replaced my rocker cover gasket about a month ago with an upgraded MK3 rubber gasket. It came with new shoulder bolts, which is used as a replacement for the old ones.

                  The start of this week i noticed a funny noise coming from the engine which turned out to be cam belt cog needed a bit of oil so i wipped off the cover and oiled it. Noise disappeared, but the damn gasket started leaking again.
                  All the bolts are nice & tight but have i disturbed something by doing this?

                  I am going to take off the rocker cover and re-seal it this weekend and i was wondering if it would be a good idea to use a gasket sealer of some kind.

                  Also i don't have a torque wrench but last time i just hand tightened the bolts last time. How can i tell if they are over tightened or not?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by walshydub View Post
                    Time to resurrect a long dead thread....

                    I replaced my rocker cover gasket about a month ago with an upgraded MK3 rubber gasket. It came with new shoulder bolts, which is used as a replacement for the old ones.

                    The start of this week i noticed a funny noise coming from the engine which turned out to be cam belt cog needed a bit of oil so i wipped off the cover and oiled it. Noise disappeared, but the damn gasket started leaking again.
                    All the bolts are nice & tight but have i disturbed something by doing this?

                    I am going to take off the rocker cover and re-seal it this weekend and i was wondering if it would be a good idea to use a gasket sealer of some kind.

                    Also i don't have a torque wrench but last time i just hand tightened the bolts last time. How can i tell if they are over tightened or not?
                    Hey Mate,
                    how did you end up going with this?
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                    VW MK3 Vento 1995 Daily Driver

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