Amazon: , valve cover

[jamie]

I cannot find the thread discussing various valve covers.

This is on ebay....an comments? £180 to the door in Uk from Sweden

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2217519626...c73ca9abf&cp=1

Is there a best valve cover? ... (Other than the original) ... which is still freely available?

Thanks
Jamie

[ANDREWNT]

Originally Posted by jamie

I cannot find the thread discussing various valve covers.

This is on ebay....an comments? £180 to the door in Uk from Sweden

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2217519626...c73ca9abf&cp=1

Is there a best valve cover? ... (Other than the original) ... which is still freely available?

Thanks
Jamie

Hi I got one of these last time they were advertised, not fitted yet but very pleased with item. Here is the link last time.

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...ght=valvecover

[Bristol603]

I got one of these last year from EBay. It fits well, looks good, doesn't leak and is solidly made. I am happy with it.

[Ron Kwas]

Jamie;

The cast covers are nice in that they don't deform and leak so easily**, they dampen some of the rocker noise, and the look great...that price is probably appropriate.

** ...but if you're on a tight budget, those little force spreaders that are available work well to keep the OE sheetmetal covers from deforming at the screws, allowing leakage.

Cheers

[Ron Kwas]

...like this:

[Jason123GT]

guys
just purchased one of those valve covers... will update the post, when i receive it.....
jason

[Derek UK]

Originally Posted by Ron Kwas

...like this:

Brookhouse have these kits. Tap you flanges flat before you use them or they won't automatically fix the leak problem. Easy hand tight on the screws................ New Gasket!

[Ron Kwas]

Jason;

...the cast covers are quite firm so do not bend like oe sheetmetal ones typically do at the fastener holes, so they do not need the force-spreaders...it is important for the sealing surface to be quite flat, so they squeeze the gasket evenly.

Cast covers are usually pretty good right out of the mold, but can be flattened perfectly on a surface plate with abrasive...but you might want to double check flatness by simply holding the cover on head without a gasket, then feeling around for gaps with a feeler guage...I'd expect gasket to have difficulty sealing any nonplanarity which occurs over a short distance. I don't want to give any numbers, because this is a bit of a judgement call...the question is how gradual is any discontinuity over what length, because the gasket can accommodate some variation.

Ideally though, the gasket will have it easiest when it is evenly compressed between two perfectly parallel surfaces (which is clearly not the case when the sheetmetal cover is heavily dimpled right at the fastener holes).

Cheers from Connecticut!

[Derek UK]

"nonplanarity". New word there Ron........

I don't know what the mating surface of this cover is like but they usually don't have any way of retaining the gasket like the pressed ones. The gasket can be glued to the alloy cover with a suitable adhesive. This keeps it from slipping sideways and after curing will remain on the cover for a few cycles of removal if done properly. Can also be done with the tin ones. With both, the surfaces must be 100% grease free when gluing.

[jamie]

"Glueing?" what sort of glue?
.and pse see my question re oil filler caps....breather and non-breather... thank you
Jamie