Rocker Cover Gasket Replacement

[Nights]

Thanks for the tutorial! Was easy to follow.

Had a leak on the car i just bought and i fixed it up.

Just to clarify, you need the following parts:

1 x 13270-58S01

1 x 13270-58S11

2 x 11051-58S00 (half moons)

I polished mine up and i reckon they came up pretty nice! Replaced my coil over cover too, it was scratched up pretty bad.

Check out the before and after pics below.

Before:

After:

[ECR-033]

so clean, looks good.

[gotRICE?]

Very nice!

Something i need to do again too. Been on and off so many times getting yucky seepage.

Luckily theres a Nissan dealer in NZ that sells an entire gasket set, including the rubber bolt washers, E+I cover gasket and half moon seals for $60. Pretty good i reckon.

[pfcr33]

@ Nigjts

I like the polished look, could you do a quick tutorial on polishing them?

[Nights]

Thanks guys!

Pfcr33, sorry for the late reply, heres what you need to do:

- Take the cam cover off

- Use a fine wet and dry sandpaper and moisten with some kerosene, and then give it a good clean up with that

- After that, use a loose leaf buff to polish them. You want to use the white SS compound which is ideal for aluminum alloys.

I have a buff attached to a bench grinder. The white SS compound you can get at bunnings.

Takes a fair while to do, so patience is required.

Just so you know, they wont stay like that forever either, they will eventually fade.

If you need more info let me know and ill go into more detail if you need.

I might do a tutorial with pics once i get some free time.

[pfcr33]

Thanks Nights

I will give that a go when I get the new gaskets.

Just had rego so will be a few weeks.

Cheers

[dyl33]

Could someone clarify for me. The torque specs for the cam cover bolts. I've seen one saying 15-20nm and one saying only 3.9nm of torque

[dyl33]

Good tutorial easy as to do

[AdrianGTT]

Is there a chance anyone got the part number for the rubber bolt washers? thanks

[dyl33]

Is there a chance anyone got the part number for the rubber bolt washers? thanks

These?

http://www.kudosmotorsports.com/catalog/nissan-cam-rocker-cover-washers-genuine-nissan-rb20de-rb20det-rb25de-rb25det-rb26dett-excluding-neo-p-627.html

[Got a Pulsar]

I read somewhere on here that you can just cut thin rings fron a piece of hose and use them instead.

Alot cheaper by the looks.

[AdrianGTT]

These?

http://www.kudosmoto...-neo-p-627.html

ouch on the price.. i think ill settle for 3mm thick fuel hose

[THRLLR]

Rocker Cover Bolt Washers: 13268-58S01

Obviously you would need 20

Edited December 29, 2012 by THRLLR

[Felixf]

I want to know why no one has mentioned the torque squence/pattern of starting inside and working it out.

[Legendaryl]

Thanks for this write up op.

Will also be painting my rocker covers wrinkle black

[Legendaryl]

Hey gents,

I did this a couple days ago with a brand new gasket kit and there is still seepage coming from the passenger side rocker cover on its low side?

Put a lil bit of extra silicone there too and its still leaking?

Everywhere else is good though.

[Got a Pulsar]

Great DIY threads are Great!

Thanks Heaps!

Did this yesterday and replaced my dirty old 33 cam covers with Shinyish 34 covers.

Got all the seals on Ebay for cheap! ---->> http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221170542626?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_4187wt_1139

Used this as a reference. (roughly)

Before.

After.

Driven the car a couple of times since and no sign of leakage yet.

Hopefully that's my oil leak gone.

[colourclassic]

^Looks good mate, got my seals from the same guy. Quick post from J-land and good service. Very satisfying to not have that persistent drip down the back!

[Got a Pulsar]

Cheers! Yep very happy with the seals n service.

My old seals are so hard and squashed, it's no wonder they were leaking.

I'll have to do a good degrease soon.

I Love the breather fittings on the 34 covers compared to the 33s.

Job well done, very satisfying.

[Burnz]

For the peeps wanting torque settings and sequence-