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hey

im about to do my rocker cover gasket on my M35 stagea and im just wondering if anyone has a How To on removing and replacing it.

just to make it easyer for myself :D

cheers

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There's a bit of a DIY on doing the plenum spacer here: http://www.m35stagea...c.php?f=20&t=15.

The pics on putting it back together could be helpful. Otherwise you could take heaps of pics & make up a DIY for those that follow behind..?

But it'll look a bit like this when you pull it apart.

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Get some gasket sealant so rubber gasket stars in groove while u put the cover back on. Makes it easier. Watch wires and fitting as heat makes them brittle. Put a bit of rag in turbo intake so no bolts are dropped in there. Good luck bud. Take ur time you will do ok.

Mine needs to be done as well, how long would this take?

I took it too a mechanic and they quoted $258 parts and labour?

The part is less than $30. By asking the question I can assume you aren't a gun mechanic, so the first time you do it will take a lot longer. Allow a couple of hours (max 4) to pull the plenum & ancillary crap off & replace. The last time I did this it took less than an hour to pull down & put back. Everything's heaps easier to remove after being cracked/unstuck previously.

My mechanical skills are pretty basic if that; I change the oil in my bike and do basic stuff like my bike brakes. I looked at the how to and looked pretty busy.

I guess if I take a day off work and take my time I could get it done.

My mechanical skills are pretty basic if that; I change the oil in my bike and do basic stuff like my bike brakes. I looked at the how to and looked pretty busy.

I guess if I take a day off work and take my time I could get it done.

My mechanical skills are pretty basic too :) There is a bit of stuff to remove but nothing is hard. Just keep pulling off bits till you can get to the rocker cover. There are a couple of bolts behind the plenum, but even those aren't very hard to get at. A simple socket set & maybe a couple of spanners is all you need for the whole job.

I wouldn't take a day off work unless you have some sickies owing, haha. A Sat or Sunday arvo is all you need to allocate - you'll be fine :thumbsup:

allgood buddy, its really not as hard as it looks. i came from fords to nissans with small mechanical know how and so far i have done the rocker cover gasket, spark plugs and pulled the drive shafts out and put them back in. its quite easy to work on :D

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