Rocker Cover Oil Weeping...

[cookie155]

just taken the plastic engine cover off and noticed that the rocker cover is weeping slightly resulting in a slight oil leak...anybody else had this?

 

[ben_p]

yer.. needs a gasket...book it into renault

 

[cookie155]

its only done 5k, its booked in next wed...apparently its common on the last few models?

 

[Tigger]

Doesn't this cost LOADS to get done?

 

[john lloyd]

Few threads on it, remove inlet manifold and remove each bolt which holds the rocker cover on and put some gasket round they'll of the bolt and then put it back in. Do it with the few bolts u think may have caused it to leak. One will be allowing oil up.didmine few month back,took an hour and half not leaked since. Having a new rocker gasket is a big and expensive job. I used wyns black gasket its about £20

 

[john lloyd]

Just do one bolt at a time though.

 

[Fred@BTM]

resealing the rocker cover is about 6-7hours to do

just resealing some of the bolts is a nice easy job

 

[Tigger]

I always seem to get some oil around the top of the plugs, that normal in the F4R though?

 

[Cro]

I always seem to get some oil around the top of the plugs, that normal in the F4R though?

If theres no oil on top getting down the plug holes then its the rocker gasket inside the holes leaking in no doubt

 

[Tigger]

Aye ^ the "common" thing about these engines...that what sealing the bolts can help then?

 

[john lloyd]

Yes, one at a time in the area the oil pools. Bolt out, a thin bead of gasket under the head of the bolt where the thread goes into the bolt head and put it back In the head. Quite a few threads in the past.

 

[Cro]

Sealing the bolts is only going to stop any oil that you are seeing on TOP of the rocker, if theres no oil on top but oil down the plug holes then sealing the bolts will do diddly squat and requires a the rocker seal sorted

 

[Tigger]

Good point that, hiding problems

 

[john lloyd]

I think the op sounded more like a bolt issue , worth trying first.

 

[KL_RCS]

Think I've got the same problem. Is this what we're talking about?:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x467/krislowe2/DSCF0553.jpg

 

[john lloyd]

looks it but hard to be 100%