- Buy the cam cover gasket, 2 gaskets for the sparkplug holes, 6 seals for
the bolts.
- Remove the sparkplugs, cam cover
- Clean off and redo the silicon gasket seal in the corners, and camplug
areas (where the factory did it)
- Be patient and a little bit of a contortionist
John Gillon
www.clubsub.org.nz
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Andersen <
cdanders@tconl.com>
To: <
BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: FW: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Re: Friday PM Blues
> Upon further inspection oil appears to be coming from the valve cover.
> I snugged up the bolts there yesterday and we will see what happens. It
> looks like a guy could change this gasket in his garage. Is there any
> trick I should know before I try????
>
> Probably not going anywhere today.... 8" of snow and -40f windchill
> here in beautiful Omaha, Nebraska USA
>
> Ben Walker wrote:
>
> > Could be a broken CV Boot.
> >
> > I had this happen and always had a nice burning oil smell after
> > driving for
> > a while (as it dripped greae/oil on the exhaust).
> >
> > Cost me (NZD)$55 to get fixed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl Andersen [mailto:
cdanders@tconl.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, 10 December 2000 6:19 p.m.
> > To:
BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Re: Friday PM Blues
> >
> >
> > This was way cheaper than that. Only $297 with the local tax.
> >
> > It is actually quite a little more sophisticated piece of hardware
> > than
> > I thought it would be. I hadn't taken into consideration that this
> > might have the fuel gauge float on it and a pre filter on the intake
> > end
> > and the rheostat for the fuel gauge.
> >
> > So anyone out there have any suggestions on the oil leak opened up on
> > this car. Dripping from the passenger side front part of engine.
> > Drips
> > onto the exhaust pipe and shield. I figure it is one of those $2
> > seals
> > and $200 labor bills.
> >
> > Carl
> >
> > Matt Scicchitano wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Less than 30
> > > > minutes from the time I opened the box until I was starting the
> > car.
> > >
> > > > Seems to be fine. I hope this is the end of the intermittant
> > horse
> > > > power fall off problem I have had.
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Carl
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Fantastic. Glad to hear it worked for you. Just out of curiosity,
> > > what did a new pump for the turbo's go for? I remember an SVX one
> > > being almost $400 or something ridiculous like that.
> > >
> > > -Matt
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> Upon further inspection oil appears to be coming from the valve cover. I
snugged up the bolts there yesterday and we will see what happens. It looks
like a guy could change this gasket in his garage. Is there any trick I
should know before I try????
> Probably not going anywhere today.... 8" of snow and -40f windchill here
in beautiful Omaha, Nebraska USA
>
> Ben Walker wrote:
>
> Could be a broken CV Boot.
> I had this happen and always had a nice burning oil smell after driving
for
> a while (as it dripped greae/oil on the exhaust).
>
> Cost me (NZD)$55 to get fixed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Andersen [mailto:
cdanders@tconl.com]
> Sent: Sunday, 10 December 2000 6:19 p.m.
> To:
BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] Re: Friday PM Blues
>
>
> This was way cheaper than that. Only $297 with the local tax.
>
> It is actually quite a little more sophisticated piece of hardware than
> I thought it would be. I hadn't taken into consideration that this
> might have the fuel gauge float on it and a pre filter on the intake end
> and the rheostat for the fuel gauge.
>
> So anyone out there have any suggestions on the oil leak opened up on
> this car. Dripping from the passenger side front part of engine. Drips
> onto the exhaust pipe and shield. I figure it is one of those $2 seals
> and $200 labor bills.
>
> Carl
>
> Matt Scicchitano wrote:
>
> >
> > Less than 30
> > > minutes from the time I opened the box until I was starting the car.
> >
> > > Seems to be fine. I hope this is the end of the intermittant horse
> > > power fall off problem I have had.
> > >
> >
> > > Carl
> > >
> >
> >
> > Fantastic. Glad to hear it worked for you. Just out of curiosity,
> > what did a new pump for the turbo's go for? I remember an SVX one
> > being almost $400 or something ridiculous like that.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> >
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