Camshaft cover removal S2 ??

[foggy]

Ok about to start on a under-bonnet tidy up & first job is to sort the manky camshaft cover.

Is this a simple job?? Can't find any manual which covers this on a S2 so would appreciate any pointers.

Thanks

 

[TTM]

It is a simple job that should depend on how the bolts are willing to come out.
When I did that last year some needed tapping with a little hammer to get unblocked.
They may bend if hitting too hard because they are very thin, I think the tightening torque is no more than 20N.m

 

[zcacogp]

Take care when removing the screws for the clips which hold down the HT leads. These seem to snap very often. I have one snapped on mine and have seen a couple of others with the same problem.

(No major issue if it does snap, just that the clip flaps around a little and looks untidy.)

Oh, and it can be a game to wiggle the cover out from under the fuel supply hoses. But it will come out - just keep trying.


Oli.

 

[foggy]

Thanx guys, hoped it was straightforward.
Cheers

 

[jmelhuish]

Hi,

This is something I need to do as well. Do you need some new gaskets when you reinstall?

Regards

Jason

 

[zcacogp]

No. Old ones are rubber and should survive re-use.


Oli.

 

[TTM]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp
No. Old ones are rubber and should survive re-use.

Oooo... at the risk of disagreeing with our local S2 authority Lord Oli von S2-stein I would recommend replacing the gaskets! []

I didn't replace the seals for the two little plastic caps the first one I removed the cover and it didn't take long before they started to sweat oil.

 

[zcacogp]

I've never had much of a problem with re-using rubber rocker cover gaskets. It does help if you wipe them down carefully before re-seating, but I've had mine off two or three times and they leak no more now than they did 4 years ago when I bought it!

Other people's experiences may differ tho.


Oli.

 

[TTM]

Leaky gaskets everyday make rusty engines away []

 

[zcacogp]

Garlic eating fame?

That's not good for rust at all. (And anyway, everyone knows that 944's rust along the sills, not in the engines ... )


Oli.

 

[MRGT]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

That's not good for rust at all. (And anyway, everyone knows that 944's rust along the sills, not in the engines ... )


Oli.

Of course, that only applies to turbo's and S2 's. Everyone knows that Lux's and S's (particularly [] ) don't suffer from this - due to the lack of plastic c*rap along the bottom of the sills []

Howard