As aboe , got my rocker cover powdercoated and ive not had the car that long really , but previously on removing it , i was shocked to see no gasket fitted

Anyway fitted new gasket on fittting rocker cover , and my problem is , where number 4 spark plug is (at back of engine) is filing with oil ? like the 4 areas around it if you know what i mean car runs fine and has done for the last week and a half that its been back on road ~?

Took of rocker cover and cleaned oil up and took plug out gave a check and im ready to put rocker cover back on now ?

Any ideas ? the gaskets still in place and to me looks ok ? it is a new gasket from woodford


any tips or ideas people ?

 

You mean the spark plug recess filled with oil? Same thing happened to me, don't know why but about a week later my engine needed a rebuild, hope you have better luck!

 

Think so mate , its the 4 bits that sit around where the plug sits ?

Why did this result in a rebuild mate ? what happened ?

 

I'm guessing the rebuild was a coincidence, I never did find out why the oil was getting where it was, presumably a failing gasket in some way or other.

 

Cheers mate

Did the oil getting there cause the engine to fail if you know what i mean

 

Could be that your cam cover is not flat as when things are powder coated they are put through a oven this can twist objects because of the heat better of getting it skimed then you wont have any probs mate

 

or try a cometic gasket? These being thicker with the foam each side of the alloy main construction may allow for any distortion problems on your cam cover.

 

Going to order one of these cometic ones asap , the one i have got is soo thin its not far off paper thin