Florence

[Paulios]

Hi everyone,Florence is my project, she's a 1.2 8 valve with an iffy head gasket. Tring to get the rocker cover off, all eight bolts from the sides removed, top mount removed but still the rocker cover refuses to shift. Any ideas?

 

[Matt Cup]

Have you persuaded it with a mallet?

 

[Paulios]

Have you persuaded it with a mallet?

I didn't want to give it too much persuasion as it's an alloy cover.

 

[Matt Cup]

Just get a rubber mallet and tap it. There may be old silicone holding it together. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Also at least it’s alloy and not plastic.

 

[Paulios]

It will not budge!

 

[Matt Cup]

Here’s a removed one. Check you’ve got all the bolts out and give it a pry.

 

[Matt Cup]

RENAULT CLIO MK2 1.2 PETROL D7F722 99-2001 CYLINDER HEAD ROCKER COVER 7700864624 | eBay UK

Part Number 7700864624. Model CLIO GRANDE RN. Fuel Type PETROL. Make RENAULT. RHD = Right Hand Drive | LHD = Left Hand Drive. Body Style HATCHBACK 5 Door. Vehicle Details. We are always happy to help.

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[Paulios]

Looks like there are three sneaky ones at the camshaft pulley end

 

[Paulios]

Thanks Matt you got me out of a world of pain there, the one in the middle of the cam pulley end was buried under a load of debris. Rocker cover off and the top end is full of disgusting sludge!!

 

[Paulios]

What in the wide wide world of sport is going on with those back to front torx head bolts, not a tool that I own

 

[Matt Cup]

I think they are spline sockets

 

[Paulios]

I think they look like a pain in the caboose