rocker cover gasket

[r99bby]

hi, ive got a 1998 saxo VTS, its leaking abit of oil, i think its from te rocker cover gasket or even the lack of, its been replaced and just sealed.
im woundering weather you can replace the rocker cover gasket and could some body tell me where i would get one from.

[Sean]

£4.19 from eurocarparts.com smileys/smiley2.gif

[cammedvtr]

im not 100% sure on the vtrs, but its a common problem on the vtrs for them to leak. any good motor factor will sell the seal id imagine or citreon themselfs defo. smileys/smiley17.gif

[cammedvtr]

thanks sean.haha

[mike_vts]

had that problem with mine vts gaskets are part of the covers only frm citroen (un helpful) no factors i called sold seperate gaskets peugeot told me they use regular sealant

[woodsy]

as above

you cant buy the rubber seals for the rockers on a vts

just some gasket seal is your best bet halfrauds etc

[DarylVTR]

nope you cant buy a gasket for the vts, i put instant gasket on mine then bolted it back together! worked ok

[motobruce]

Didnt want to start a new thread so fort id post in this old one!

Has any one acctually got a pic of what these "seals" look like on a vts rockercover cos i took mine off as it had a slight leak and all i found was a mess of orange instant gasget.

So i scraped this off and cleaned up both surfaces and put a bead of new instant gasget all around the rocker cover. re-fitted both covers ran the car a few hours later and its slashing out! so i removed the covers again and it looked like a lot of the gasget hadnt even touched the other surface and all bolts were correctly torqued.

I also cannot see that a seal could have origionaly been used as there is no cut out or anything where it would sit?

I tried a couple of places for a new gasget and none list one for a vts or a 106 gti. Could try agen but absolutley plaster the rocker covers with instant gasget but would rather not bodge it if there is an alternative. Has any one made up there own gasget using gasget paper?

[stevenet15]

you need to use instant gaskette, layer it high and wait to set (24hours) before fitting as it makes it a rubber sorta gaskette then as if your trying to instant gaskette it when the gaskette is not dry it will jsut push the oil out when u start as the two serfaces are not touching, the only place they touch are where the bolt holes are as they are recessed down a little

[motobruce]

Yea could try that seems like a lot of time to wait mite blast it with a hair dryer because i cant see garages using the same tecnique. Such a shitty design something so simple turns in to a big ol bodge.

[motobruce]

All sorted now just plastered it in instant gasget.

Has no one fort of or acctually done this.... Grinded the bits flat that stick out where the bolts are and made a paper gasget up? would make it a much neater job. Not really sure why citroen have made it the way they have seems stupid to me.