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Fixed an oil leak

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:37 pm
by mark1gls
I've had a small oil leak at the back of the rocker cover just behind cyinder 1 and after looking things up on the internet someone else had used Hylomar instant gasket on the cam shaft bearing cap nearest the camshaft sprocket so I thought I would give it a go, (The Haynes manual did say dont use anything) I had already fitted a rubber cam shaft cover gasket and a new cam shaft oil seal so guessed that was not the problem.
Took the cover off and suprised how clean it still is in the head after 4 years and 10,000 miles, you can just see the blue hylomar on the 5th bearing cap.
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This has solved the problem so if any one else has the same problem, try is.