hi all gunna post a problem for the old mans sapphire cossie, he has suffered with this leak since day one of owning it it leaks oil around seal he has replaced gasket and cover and still leaks done it several times but still leaks only slow trickle not major and could live with it but the question is why ? anyone else have the problem ?

 

Half moon seals over the cams (pulley side) are a common problem if not fitted correctly. Otherwise, what kind of gasket does he use for the cover itself?

 

Where abouts is it leaking from? Be a bit more precise please mate

 

not sure what gasket im guessing a standard gasket from ford ? i dnt know? is there special type he needs ?

 

It needs sealant all the way around. Don't use so much it ends up in the engine though

 

it leaks around the underside of the rocker cover the seal wher the gasket is . only windscreen side of the cover though not the front

 

 

I never use sealant on the cam cover gasket only a small touch on the half moon seals.

What you should do is smear the gasket with grease and torque the cover down using a torque wrench to the settings in the manual and it won't leak unless the cover is warped.

If you tighten by hand it will always leak.

 

Don't use sealer on the rocker cover, f*cking annoying bodge job

Take the rocker cover off, clean both faces of the head and cam cover of any old sealer or gasket, buy a proper Cometic gasket and new Ford half moon seals. Only bit of sealer you should use is a blob on each corner of the half moon seals to keep in place as you fit the rocker cover.

Mine doesn't leak, so get it sorted

 

he def used torque wrench not sure bout the half moon things i will find out cheers guys !!

 

Spot on that mate identical to mine and never had a problem, shouldn't have to seal it all around, that's why u have a gasket in the first place

 

I use the NBR ones same as cometic but cheaper... And certainly no sealer used that's just a bodge job.!