MK2 Rocker Cover

[DarylVTR]

Now awhile back i took mine off to spray it RED! came off fine, sprayed it and when i refitted it it was a nightmare! The spacers which fell out would not go back in propperly (they sit over the thread) then the splash shield then the rocker cover, but it didnt seem to clamp down tight enough to create a seal and it pissed oil out.....

So i refitted it WITHOUT the spacers and it fitted fine?. However.... how the hell do you do it so that it fits and what are the spacers for? Seems to be fine without!

Last time i took it off the thread on the head also snapped in 2 so im abit scared of removing it again incase the same thing happens

[riggsy]

I had this problem when i sprayed my mk2 vtr rocker cover mate, it just didnt seem to want to go back on? In the end i did manage to get it back on so keep at it it is fiddly! Not sure why yours was leaking oil as mine didnt maybe you need a new seal?

[DarylVTR]

did you use the spacers? The cover seemed to 'rock' on the spacers as if it didnt go down tight enough?

Without the spacers it fitted ok

[Predator_R32]

i had to take my coilpack when i fitted a new rocker cover was getting in the way

[DarylVTR]

yer i did that aswell but it phyically wouldnt sit flat on the head with the spacers in place

[Predator_R32]

sure the plate is on correct, cos mine was a bit fiddly going on, also they go on in this order plate, spacers then cover

[SNewham]

When I put mine back on I managed to get the spacers back on but it was VERY fiddly. I assumed that if they were there in the first place then surely they served a purpose.

Change the rocker gasket and put te spacers back on.

[samcook]

think u mite have hadthe spacers on the wrong side of the plate! took me ages to work out how to get it back on when i did my furio, if u unsrew the coilpack and move it back it gives u much more room to do it!

[Predator_R32]

its definately definately plate then spacers then rocker cover :y:

and if that dont work you can slap my ass and call me a whore lol

[Banger_VTR]

i second that defoo plate spacers then rocker cover. u sure u had them in rite, mine was a bit of a sod to put on like but giot it in the end

[DarylVTR]

its definately definately plate then spacers then rocker cover :y:

and if that dont work you can slap my ass and call me a whore lol

*slaps ass and calls him a slapper* ;) il try that think i put spacers on then splash shield lol oops

[Banger_VTR]

jst to conferm it all ive just checked the haynes manual, because this got me thinkin and it is as follows
-splash plate
-spaces
-rocker cover
-securing nuts

[Predator_R32]

*slaps ass and calls him a slapper* ;) il try that think i put spacers on then splash shield lol oops

no problem mate, definately that, plus its better with spacres on as it stops you overtightning of the bolts on the rocker