VWR Lupo Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I have a oil leak which is leaking in the sparkplug holes and the plugs and leads are covered in oil.Now i know the cam cover does not have a gasket and it uses glue but looking at the cam cover it looks like the cams are held in or are a part of the cover and it also looks like you have to remove the cam pullys to remove the cam cover.If i remove the cam cover are there any oil seals i will need to replace?Or is it just a simple thing to remove?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUB JIMBOB Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) Its simple to remove m8, just take your long cambelt off the 1 that goes to the crank pulley, then the cam cover will come staright off with the cams.Just clean the edges up and then re-seal the cam cover with sealent. Edited November 1, 2008 by DUB JIMBOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niche Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Are you confident its a leak and that you haven't spilled oil in to the spark plug holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWR Lupo Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Are you confident its a leak and that you haven't spilled oil in to the spark plug holes?No mate its in cylinders 3 & 4 and they are both swimming in oil so its nothing i have spilt plus i have a steady hand lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWR Lupo Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Its simple to remove m8, just take your long cambelt off the 1 that goes to the crank pulley, then the cam cover will come staright off with the cams.Just clean the edges up and then re-seal the cam cover with sealent.Thats great mate, at least i know what in getting my self into, its one VW engine i have never had apart, if it was a 1.8 20v Turbo i would have no problem lolThanks for your help mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 had few with this problem , as above really but i did it with all the timing marks at tdc the paste from vw was £35 quid iirc about the size of a toothpaste tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscarbry Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) yeah i have this also lol thing is i had just done my timming belt then serviced the car and done my spark plugs then relised it was leaking lol Edited November 9, 2008 by rosscarbry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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