Cam Cover removal

[M50GRF]

Should the cam cover simply lift off or does it require some persuasion,I've removed the spark plugs, 3 bolts at the front, all bolts around edge and the the nuts under spark plug cover but it wont move.
I dont want to be heavy handed or does it require that, I'm guessing its stuck down with the liquid gasket?

[330p4]

Michael it is stuck down with sealant I used a wide blade wood chisel with the flat side to the head push it in the join and carefully lever move round cover at 6 inch intervals until you break the seal be careful !
Ian

[nrick]

Mine was a bugger to come off, once you break the seal you'll know it. A gentle tap with a rubber mallet and then a wide chisel as above to try to get between the cover and the head.

[Tonymg]

Hi guys mine come's str8 off

[Kernow67]

Tonymg said:

Hi guys mine come's str8 off

Looks great...

Is it Axminster or Wilton

[m4tti]

Tonymg said:

Hi guys mine come's str8 off

Did you paint that yourself tony?

[Tonymg]

Hi Matti

think i got it done at str8-six some time back but it's my owne work as the top red cover bit...

[shep1001]

Tonymg said:

Hi guys mine come's str8 off

Is that a neoprene seal you have fitted so you don't need the ugly silicone sealant? if so how thick and where did you buy it from?

Shep

[Challenger C4s]

shep1001 said:

Is that a neoprene seal you have fitted so you don't need the ugly silicone sealant? if so how thick and where did you buy it from?

Shep

Racing Green do one, sorry don't seem able to show the link.

Edited by Challenger C4s on Sunday 6th May 14:12

[tvrjay]

Challenger C4s said:

shep1001 said:

Is that a neoprene seal you have fitted so you don't need the ugly silicone sealant? if so how thick and where did you buy it from?

Shep

Racing Green do one, sorry don't seem able to show the link.

Edited by Challenger C4s on Sunday 6th May 14:12

Hi David, Try this one I think that it is covered under the Cerbera http://www.thetvrshop.com/TVR/Parts_details/RG%200...

[shep1001]

tvrjay said:

Hi David, Try this one I think that it is covered under the Cerbera http://www.thetvrshop.com/TVR/Parts_details/RG%200...

Thanks. It was actually the seal between the spark plug cover and the cam cover I was after. Siliconing it down is a right pain in the arse. I am guessing/hoping that neoprene seal would mean I don't have to do this.

Shep

[8ball_Rob]

Thread resurrection - just wondered if anyone has tried making a neoprene/rubber gasket similar to the one shown above, but for the standard speed six spark plug cover? It would just be a very simple rectangle with a smaller rectangular cutout, so should be quite easy to do by hand. Obviously you would still need to block up the two open channels on the right-hand side of the cam cover to stop water getting in that way, but could just use RTV silicone as normal.

I'm wondering whether something like this would be suitable (does the cover get above 110C during use?):

http://www.stationaryengineparts.com/Neoprene-rubb...

Any thoughts?

[KillerJim]

I had the Racing Green version on my Sagaris to help avoid the timing chain hitting the cam cover, it failed just as I stopped at a petrol station with a fine mist of warm oil pissing out the exhaust side of the S6 (thank God she was just warming up and not red hot..) - It had only been fitted for 100 miles..

[8ball_Rob]

Hi Jim, thanks for the reply - I was actually referring to a gasket to go between the cam cover and the spark plug cover, as shown in TonyMG's post above, rather than the seal between the head and the cam cover. If you look at Tony's photo, the spark plug cover is slid back slightly to reveal a light grey gasket underneath.

Usually the seal is made with RTV, but a rubber/neoprene gasket would seem to be a much better solution - assuming of course that it actually provides a watertight seal!

[shep1001]

8ball_Rob said:

Thread resurrection - just wondered if anyone has tried making a neoprene/rubber gasket similar to the one shown above, but for the standard speed six spark plug cover? It would just be a very simple rectangle with a smaller rectangular cutout, so should be quite easy to do by hand. Obviously you would still need to block up the two open channels on the right-hand side of the cam cover to stop water getting in that way, but could just use RTV silicone as normal.

I'm wondering whether something like this would be suitable (does the cover get above 110C during use?):

http://www.stationaryengineparts.com/Neoprene-rubb...

Any thoughts?

My ACT plug cover just had a block of neoprene under it. When tightened down it made a good seal and stopped the water getting in. Just don't forget the oO-rings under the bolts otherwise you will get water in the plugs