Can anyone help me please.
I have a leaking rocker cover on my 2 litre Ford Capri Mark 3 1984 and want to know where I could get a replacement. I also need a new oil filter and what brand is recommended for this. I look forward to hearing from you.
Leaking Rocker Cover
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
Hello Martin I think we met at the CCI the other week , hope you well , yes give Martin a shout at Capri Gear ( think he on holiday for the week ) or Tickover in Dartford will have one . Welcome to the site and have a good look around .
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Is the rocker cover at fault or does it just need a new gasket - that tends to be the usual issue
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
Hi Martin,
I hope you are well and to the forum.
I use and recommend genuine Ford EFL90 filters. You should be able to get one from your local Ford dealer, to make it easy the reference number (FINIS) is 1555451.
Andrew.
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
First change would be the gasket - much cheaper at a few quid rather than a whole new cover!
Capri Club sell the gasket and oil filter for a relatively reasonable price, or carparts4less do super cheap ones!
Capri Club sell the gasket and oil filter for a relatively reasonable price, or carparts4less do super cheap ones!
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
worth bearing in mind there are 2 different pinto rocker covers, one has a narrow gasket, the other a wide gasket. The wide will fit the narrow with some trimming.
Rocker covers tend to leak if you overtighten the 10 securing bolts, they need very little torque applied. Over-tightening mis-shapes the area around the bolt head which makes it leak. I had to apply a gentle hammer to straighten mine out when I rebuilt the head, it's now nicely leak free.
Rocker covers tend to leak if you overtighten the 10 securing bolts, they need very little torque applied. Over-tightening mis-shapes the area around the bolt head which makes it leak. I had to apply a gentle hammer to straighten mine out when I rebuilt the head, it's now nicely leak free.
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
Use new gaskets with some rubberized sealant, nip the fastners, allow the sealant to cure 24 hours then retighten the fixings
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
Standard cork gasket works for me, seem to last years.
And a Bosch oil filter from CarParts4Less, used those for my last several oil changes.
And a Bosch oil filter from CarParts4Less, used those for my last several oil changes.
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Re: Leaking Rocker Cover
Many thanks for all your advice to everyone