Puff Puff New Member 7 Member For: 5y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 13/02/21 10:52 PM Share Posted 13/02/21 10:52 PM Hi guys, has anyone experienced a cracked rocker cover? I noticed an oil leak and on investigation found a hairline crack at the small corner near number 2 injector. Guess I will search for another cover or get it welded depending on cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/02/21 11:02 PM Share Posted 13/02/21 11:02 PM that's a super unusual place to get a crack, unless it's had coolant loss issues (e.g. it's over-heated)... but either way you can just get it repaired at a metal fabrication place for reasonably cheap if you take it off yourself and clean up the area that needs to be welded in preparation for welding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,116 Member For: 9y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 13/02/21 11:32 PM Share Posted 13/02/21 11:32 PM Minor flashing after casting is present on heaps of parts. It is easy to mistake them for a crack, as that is what they look like a lot of the time. Post a pic so we can have a look. @k31th will show you how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/02/21 12:11 AM Share Posted 14/02/21 12:11 AM I'll only bother to post the instructions in the case that the OP doesn't know how to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Puff New Member 7 Member For: 5y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 14/02/21 01:36 AM Author Share Posted 14/02/21 01:36 AM Yeah, very unusual and thought it may be a common fault. I’m actually a Ford trained mechanic but did my time way back in theXB/XC/XD days. Just replaced water pump, idler, tensioner and belt at 203,000 kms and found the crack thinking the oil sender was leaking. 🙄 Got a small vid but don’t know how to post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/02/21 01:54 AM Share Posted 14/02/21 01:54 AM upload to YouTube, copy the URL and paste the URL into the box here and the forum will automatically embed it for viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Puff New Member 7 Member For: 5y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 14/02/21 03:19 AM Author Share Posted 14/02/21 03:19 AM Trying... Got it I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Puff New Member 7 Member For: 5y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 15/02/21 12:28 AM Author Share Posted 15/02/21 12:28 AM So new cover and gaskets ordered, $293 for cover and around $140 for gaskets etc change him out next weekend along with a front crank seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 9d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/02/21 12:31 AM Share Posted 15/02/21 12:31 AM seems like a good way to go about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puff Puff New Member 7 Member For: 5y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 15/02/21 12:32 AM Author Share Posted 15/02/21 12:32 AM 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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