Washers between cam-cap and head?!

[Mazz]

Should there be any?

My XE has been leaking, so swopped the rocker covers, and after speaking to John H - he said they can leak from dizzy cam cap too, so whipped it off and found these little buggers!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/Nova/CIMG5851_Medium.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/mrmazz/Nova/CIMG5850_Medium.jpg

Obviously it can't be making a very good seal with those there, hence the leakage...

[Graeme]

They should be under the nuts not there

[Mazz]

Must have forgot to move them when we built it up :(

[Graeme]

In too much of a rush to feel the Powah on start up lol

[Mazz]

Yep :wall:

[craig green]

stud looks bent in 2nd pic.

[blue_peg_16v]

you fool mazz lol

get em out and give it a blast

[brainsnova]

lol when i bought a cav gsi the exhaust had crazy amount of sealant stuff round the manifold so i took it off to look and there was a washer on one of the threads under the gasket stopping it sitting flush.

[Mazz]

you fool mazz lol

get em out and give it a blast

I think i'm going order some better bolts as i've got some annodised ones on atm and they are a little springy when un-doing them..

[John]

That'll be the cause of the leak fella. check the cap isn't damaged where you've tightened it down onto the washers. :)

[Mazz]

Nope looks good :)

[John]

Good stuff, hopefully you'll be leak free now

[Mazz]

Well, still need to sort the sump out!! But i think that 90% was from the camcap area...

[John]

Well, still need to sort the sump out!! But i think that 90% was from the camcap area...

I'll have a look for some sealer for you. :)

[Mazz]

fank-you :)