On a mk4 golf 1.6se 1999 AEH engine.

Basically the rocker cover is leaking on the backside and oil is weeping,
not a lot but enough to sort it out.

I called VW and they do not sell just the gasket, you HAVE to buy the rocker
cover they don;t seperate them! Which is £100!!!

Any ideas how I could fix this without giving the stealers £100.

Really daft not selling just the gasket, which is what I'm guessing has
perishned and in comes the weep.

munki wrote:
engine for £6.40. In stock too. They list the OE part number as 051103483A.

"Chris Bartram" <news (AT) delete (DOT) me.piglet-net.net> wrote

Thanks a million Chris!

I have a bookmarks full of all the usual VW parts places like gsf, euro etc
and had not thought to have a look *doh*

A bit up yours to VW

It looks like a simple job, is it just a case of removing the oil cap ,
undo the allen bolts remove busted gaskets, clean the surface put new one
back on and do it all up again. I will did haynes out, but I think I read a
bit on it some time ago in the haynes about the bolts have to be done up in
a certain sequence and obviously torqued.

Have you ever done a job like this, tips and advice always welcomed from you
kind sir!

On Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:43:34 +0100, munki <none (AT) none (DOT) com> wrote:

Do all of them up gradually rather than just torqueing them up from one
end, get it really clean before you start & check it is actually flat
before doing anything.

Duncan Wood wrote:
IIRC the original cover has a flaw in its design, which is why the gasket
blows, which is why they modified it. So changing the gasket without a new
cover may be just a waste of time.

However it might work and will be a good saving if it does, and not too much
to lose if you do the work yourself.

Duncan Wood wrote:

As Duncan says, tighten gradually, don't overtighten.