Well, thanks for the reply. I answered my own questions when I got home last night and pulled the timing belt cover. Indeed I had tightened it down too much and there was a pretty good size opening right at the corner under the "hump". I've always had that problem on certain things of going that extra little twist and ending up screwing something up. Even when reinstalling I could feel that urge to cinch it up just a wee bit more (it just doesn't feel tight enough at 7 ft. lbs.). Now to get this thing steam cleaned. Torquemaster G
----- Original Message ----- From: John Lagnese To: Greg Overman Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Bad Leak When I did mine, I just slapped it on, no additives and its never leaked. Have you cleaned off the leaking area and looked right afterwards? John 87 16V Scirocco 91 Jetta GL daily driver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Overman" <[email protected]> To: "16V Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 1:07 PM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Bad Leak OK, I finally replaced my valve cover gasket as I've had some small leaks as long as I've owned the car. I took great care to do everything right (cleaned surfaces real good etc.). Used a very fine layer on the "humps" that go over the dist. on the right and the cam on the left. The new gasket fit great except on the hump on the left (it didn't quite sit fully flush on the valve cover) but I figured it would lay down when I put the cover on. Everything seemed ok after a test drive. Went to Sears Point on Sunday and it's leaking like crazy. Before I tear it all apart again I have a couple of questions: 1. Was I wrong to use even a little silicon on the rubber gasket (aside from the half moon ones)? 2. What is the chance of my cam seal leaking? Could that have been the original problem? The thing is it got "much" worse after replacing the VC gasket. 3. How critical is the torque values on this part. I did snug them down pretty tight. Does over torqueing this part cause problems? Here is a link to where I suspect the problem might be. The bottom of the "humps". http://pcinteractive.ca/scirocco/timing/cam_timing.jpg What say you all? I know this is a simple procedure (and I've done many on other cars in the past) but this is not a normal vehicle. Thanks in advance. Greg _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
