Therusterman 59 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Going to be replacing the valve cover gasket whilst i'm doing the chains etc, and the parts guy at my local VW dealer suggested also replacing the bolts for the cover at the same time, but at around £10 each this would be very expensive!Was thinking of maybe putting a smear of gasket sealant on as well, has anyone else replaced the bolts? Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 It depends on how bad they are. I've never had to replace the bolts, but if yours are rusted then might be worth while. Could you not just look on ebay for the same sized bolt? Got to be cheaper then a tenner each! You could use rtv sealant on the head face, would stop it leaking in the future. But if you just clean up the mating faces it shouldnt be too much of an issue. Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 To be honest Dave, I don't even know if its leaking, will find out when I take the inlet off, just thought it would be worth doing whilst the engines in pieces and the gasket is probably past its best.I'll just make sure the mating surfaces are nice and clean, and make sure the valve cover is torqued down properly Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 My rocker cover bolts were all mashed up and rusted, I replaced them with some stainless cap head allen bolts and washers, they are M6 size, the old ones are captured but if you whack them on the bottom with a hammer they will pop out of the collar, which you will need to retain to space the bolts properly. I put a thin run of black oil resistant sealant on my new seal just because I really don't want it to leak again. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I did all mine when rebuilt my corrado, they were not 10 quid each lol Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 They were 6 quid +vat each from TPS a few weeks ago Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Two different types of rocker bolts. Early and late Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'll take a look at them when i start working on it next weekend, hopefully i can re-use them. But am i right in saying they're not stretch bolts i.e like head bolts are Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Correct mate. Rocker bolts you can reuse. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Rustermans engine is later type same as mine Link to post Share on other sites
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