G60 Valve cover install - page 2 - IDI Engine - VWDiesel.net The IDI, TDI, and mTDI source.

• #15 by jasonsansfleece on 25 Jan, 2011 09:48
• I want one!
• #16 by theman53 on 26 Jan, 2011 05:33
• Quote from: libbybapa on 25 Jan, 2011 08:10

  The one-piece valve cover gaskets I've been using have a lip that wraps around the head and so the studs wouldn't help any with gasket alignment.
  

  Let me know where or what part # or vehicle it came off of originally. I have just been getting the gasser one that is one piece, but has no lip to hold it into place. I would much rather use a stainless SHCS
• #17 by funkaholik on 28 Jan, 2011 23:55
• @theman53:  Cover looks great on the red block!  I am painting mine red too.  What is that small radiator between the engine and battery?  Is it an oil cooler?
  
  
• #18 by theman53 on 29 Jan, 2011 06:07
• Quote from: funkaholik on 28 Jan, 2011 23:55

  @theman53:  Cover looks great on the red block!  I am painting mine red too.  What is that small radiator between the engine and battery?  Is it an oil cooler?
  
  
  

  Chevy orange FTW! and yeah I put it there so when I get the intercooler I should be able to run pipes under it. /jack
• #19 by funkaholik on 29 Jan, 2011 13:15
• libbypapa wrote: "The one-piece valve cover gaskets I've been using have a lip that wraps around the head and so the studs wouldn't help any with gasket alignment."
  
  Any more info on this?  Is there a VW part#?
  
  Thanks!
• #20 by mystery3 on 29 Jan, 2011 14:52
• Quote from: funkaholik on 29 Jan, 2011 13:15

  libbypapa wrote: "The one-piece valve cover gaskets I've been using have a lip that wraps around the head and so the studs wouldn't help any with gasket alignment."
  
  Any more info on this?  Is there a VW part#?
  
  Thanks!
  

  
  I'm not certain the link will work but this: http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=p5jofy55zwozzy45jlmlb3mk&makeid=800026@VW&modelid=1280708@CORRADO%20&year=1992&cid=valve@valve&gid=10710@Valve%20Cover%20Gasket
  is what I used.
• #21 by DieselBalz on 25 Feb, 2011 19:34
• So just to clarify, cause that is one sexy ass VC, and mine is utterly horrid looking...
  
  This
  
  
  with this
  http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=p5jofy55zwozzy45jlmlb3mk&makeid=800026@VW&modelid=1280708@CORRADO%20&year=1992&cid=valve@valve&gid=10710@Valve%20Cover%20Gasket
  
  will fit on this?
  
  
  
  and that is my utterly horrid VC.
• #22 by mystery3 on 25 Feb, 2011 22:06
• It'll fit perfect, although you may have to play around a little bit to get the hockey puck/hoses just right.
  
  FYI someone spent a lot of hours polishing the one you've pictured, when you get them from the junkyard they're just dirty and aluminum.
• #23 by DieselBalz on 25 Feb, 2011 22:30
• And what about the baffle thing thats under my current VC?
• #24 by R.O.R-2.0 on 26 Feb, 2011 11:10
• Quote from: theman53 on 25 Jan, 2011 05:19

  
  
  
  to give you some ideas here is mine ^
  Yep, you will be fine using it on your 1.6.
  
  I used studs and it comes off it is just a little tricky. You can't just pull it off, but I like studs to align the VC gasket.
  
  The one piece gasket I use is for the 1.8 8v from 1994 IIRC
  
  I used a 2 ported puck from a 1.9L so it could come from any of these engines I am sure
  
  I am not sure, but I think the indents were for the throttle of G60. They have threads in them for mounting stuff or mine do anyway. With this stuff being 20 plus years old and after my ball joint deal I don't claim to know much of anything on these cars.
  
  
  

  dude, you are missing your cowl trim! with as much time as youve got in that car, i would get some..
• #25 by theman53 on 26 Feb, 2011 11:50
• Quote from: DieselBalz on 25 Feb, 2011 22:30

  And what about the baffle thing thats under my current VC?
  

  Definately keep it. Keeps most of your oil from getting up in the intake stream.
• #26 by DieselBalz on 26 Feb, 2011 16:03
• Good call, and thanks for answering. Those black alan bolts would match the black stud bolts I am ordering from BFI for the wheels. The current ones are fugly, mismatched jobs.
  
  Slowly but surely I am gettin this little Eco lookin better. Currently waiting for my engine brite to do its thing. Doesnt look like the engine has had a cleaning...ever. Just wanna do it to get a fresh start where leaks are coming from, if any. Oil level has been holding since last change, about 500 miles ago.
  
  Update: did find out I was leaking PS fluid., Just a loose hose clamp.
• #27 by Runt on 27 Feb, 2011 15:59
• Quote from: libbybapa on 26 Feb, 2011 11:55

  Yes, the baffle and valve cover with the rubber gasket are all an excellent fit/upgrade.  You will, however, also need 8 appropriate length 5mm bolts.  Black oxide allen bolts work well and look great IMO.
  

  Sorry for the hijack, but DAMN that motor looks sweet, and cleaner than factory, in there Libby.
  And on topic, are there any other alternatives to the g60 for an aluminum cover?  And has anyone tried fitting the later aluminum pan in a mk2?  I think it should fit, but I no longer have the one I found to try.  I didn't put it on right away because I have seen too many with holes smacked in them, so I need a belly/skid pan before I'll run the aluminum pan.
• #28 by mystery3 on 27 Feb, 2011 19:31
• Quote from: Runt on 27 Feb, 2011 15:59

  And on topic, are there any other alternatives to the g60 for an aluminum cover?

  
  There are at least a dozen different options here, most much more expensive and rare than the g60. Pretty much all period euro tuning firms made vc's for 8v cars-scat, rapid, callaway, moroso, oettinger, to name a few. Check the whoretex classifieds, mkI or mkII.