Gti6 Cam Cover Help!

[jameswallace. 8]

okay i have attempted to seal this 3 times and failed every time! anybody have any tips?? Im aware you cant get a gasket so need to use liquid gasket but cant get a good enough seal and it keeps pissing out after a blast. am i using rap gasket? can anyone recommend any? or can give any advice on how to get a good seal?!

 

Thanks

James

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Get everything spotlessly clean with brake cleaner. Apply good quality rtv silicone, I favour the Wurth stuff.

Bolt the covers down, leave at least 12 hours for the rtv to fully cure before you run the engine.

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Threebond gasket cement. Great stuff.

 

Loads on ebay or similar.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Have you still got the old seal on there? if not then the amount of RTV needed is huge so I'd look for some used covers, But another Vote for the Wurth stuff, never let me down on anything

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

i tried 3 times to seal my old ones and gave up. i went back to a set with the factory seals still on them and its been fine since.

[stef205 92 1 Cars]

If they don't have factory seals you will be sealing them often. Covers with seals won't need any sealant at all. I do have a pair of shot blasted covers here with factory seals if you are thinking on replacing them.

[jameswallace. 8]

Right thanks for the help! Managed to seal it well using some better quality sealent and a bit of extra time making sure it was nice and thick and even around it all and it seems to have done the job for now! But if I do have anymore trouble il probably be looking for some used gaskets so I might drop you a message stef205 if it all goes tits up!

 

Has nobody ever tried to make these? It seems odd you can get aftermarket ones on such a wide variety of other engines!