While doing my vcg, i noticed that the timing cover doesn’t sit flush with the head, but this was the way it was before so i didn’t think much of it, but ran into a thread where bmwman91 pointed out the gasketless vcg trick to get them aligned.
my car is still leaking oil (albeit less than before) from the butt joint area of the right side of the car.
is it possible for me to simply loosen the top timing cover, and shift it down (by way of thermostat housing or vcg trick)?
if so, can someone give me a safe procedure for doing this (loosening which bolts first?)
given that the leak is all coming from the butt joint area, is it safe to assume that the front facing horizontal gasket is sealed? should i just stuff in some rtv in the butt joint and call it a day?
of does everything need to come apart?
thank you all!
my car is still leaking oil (albeit less than before) from the butt joint area of the right side of the car.
is it possible for me to simply loosen the top timing cover, and shift it down (by way of thermostat housing or vcg trick)?
if so, can someone give me a safe procedure for doing this (loosening which bolts first?)
given that the leak is all coming from the butt joint area, is it safe to assume that the front facing horizontal gasket is sealed? should i just stuff in some rtv in the butt joint and call it a day?
of does everything need to come apart?
thank you all!
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