PainZ
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Right,
I wanna spray my Rocker cover on my car, not just the little crappy bit alot of people have painted, but the whole lot,
I have a spare one coming to me on monday, however under the rocker cover is it the engine right there? anyone got any pics of one?
What tools do i need to take it off, is it a job safe for me to do?
Cheers
Pete
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PainZ
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R Lee
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take it all off and spray away
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Daimo B
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Remove bolts, prise off gently and spray. Replace the cam cover gasket though.
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PainZ
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Daimo,
under the rocker, is it directly onto the cams?
will their be oil under it?
Its just the one im getting is off another car, thus the oil might be different
etc etc
does this matter?
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PainZ
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just took some pics
here it is,
the whole black bit i want painted,
with coil cover still on
without coilcover
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R Lee
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out of curiousity, what colour you painting it?
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PainZ
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unsure yet
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PainZ
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prob the same black as me car,
if not star silver
or big bit black
small coil cover bit silver with black writing on that
i dunno :/
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by PainZ
Daimo,
under the rocker, is it directly onto the cams?
will their be oil under it?
Its just the one im getting is off another car, thus the oil might be different
etc etc
does this matter?
Look at the picture erquest post in gen chat for 2.0 16v Corsas. I've put a pic of D4s engine in there. Bascially, once u've removed all bolts, and prised it off it'll come off in one go. Cams will be exposed underneath. I've covered mine with a rag. There wont be any oil stored in the cam cover. Its just to keep it in (i.e so there might b a drip, nothign to worry about).
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Paul H
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i was gonna get mine polished
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Daimo B
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U wanna speak to PiperX and see if they would be interested in doing a complete hose set for you as well.
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PainZ
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ok thanks for your help,
so its safe to just wash the inside of it out
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Paul H
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are they the same rocker covers as the b??
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PainZ
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yeah migght give them a tinkle!
i want a viper x too
hmmmm
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cobra148
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There will be no gasket to replace and no oil under the cover, it is purely for cosmetic purposes. Undo the bolts holding it on, probably allen headed screws on yours. The cover will be held on with rubber bungs, simply lift it up from the engine. Its perfectly safe to drive without the cover in place.
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Daimo B
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No point on your cc engine, wont make any real difference. 1.2 dont generate that much heat anyway.
Can be cleaned out yeah, just make sure its perfectly dry before putting it back in. Just use warm water also.
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Daimo B
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quote: Originally posted by cobra148
There will be no gasket to replace and no oil under the cover, it is purely for cosmetic purposes. Undo the bolts holding it on, probably allen headed screws on yours. The cover will be held on with rubber bungs, simply lift it up from the engine. Its perfectly safe to drive without the cover in place.
I do hope your talking abou the spark plug cover
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cobra148
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quote: Originally posted by Daimo B
quote: Originally posted by PainZ
Daimo,
under the rocker, is it directly onto the cams?
will their be oil under it?
Its just the one im getting is off another car, thus the oil might be different
etc etc
does this matter?
Look at the picture erquest post in gen chat for 2.0 16v Corsas. I've put a pic of D4s engine in there. Bascially, once u've removed all bolts, and prised it off it'll come off in one go. Cams will be exposed underneath. I've covered mine with a rag. There wont be any oil stored in the cam cover. Its just to keep it in (i.e so there might b a drip, nothign to worry about).
I think your both talking of different things here. I think Painz wants to remove and paint the plastic cover, unless I'm wrong
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PainZ
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this is what i want to remove
the big black mass here
i want it all sprayed
[Edited on 01-04-2004 by PainZ]
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PainZ
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quote: Originally posted by Daimo B
No point on your cc engine, wont make any real difference. 1.2 dont generate that much heat anyway.
Can be cleaned out yeah, just make sure its perfectly dry before putting it back in. Just use warm water also.
Thanks for that
ill just wait til november then, when i get the 1.8 SRi and buy one then
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cobra148
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Then it will all come off in one piece
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PainZ
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thats a 1.4 lump?
i think it may be a little different?
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Scotty_B
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You want to paint this part right?
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PainZ
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yeah all that
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