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Changing The Rocker Covers To Get Them Painted And

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Let Me Drive

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as the title says i need some info be for removing my rocker covers to be painted and polished

1 . will i need new gaskets for each rocker cover

2. where would i get the gaskets from (in melbourne)

3. anyting major needed to know befor doing this job?

4. will any of the oil need to be drained befor i satrt

any info would be good

and yes i have serched but only found thing cioncerning the rb26dett not anything on the rb25det

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colgf

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shouldnt need new gaskets as they are rubber ones & generally stay on the covers as they come off the head. have some rag handy as oil may dribble out at rear of engine & run down behind firewall. make sure you remember plug lead positions & any wires you undo. wont have to drain oil or water at all, good luck......

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replace the gaskets. even though they are rubber the become hard and brittle. You can buy these genuine from Nissan. They cost around $25 each. Don't forget to get the grommets for the rocker cover bolts as replacing just the gaskets can still leave them leaking. The grommets ensure an even torque is applied all round so you won't have any nasty surprises.

You won't have to worry about plug lead positions as you don't have plug leads.

The coil packs will not require removal either, just the inlet crossover pipe if it is still present. You will need a fairly decent philips head screw driver to undo the rocker cover bolts.

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RANDY

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I would still recommend changing the gaskets though... Might as well since you're there.

Only other thing I would add, is to cover the motor with a clean cloth while the covers are off being painted... you don't want too much crap getting in there! =-]

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