I've removed the baffle plate prior to sending the rocker-cover off for powder-coating... can anyone recommend 'goo' for sealing it
when I re-fit?
Ta!
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whats the application? fwd/rwd/mid?
Same as yours... front engine - RWD.
what stuff do they normaly use ?
(I sure Ian Glass will have what ever that is)
Dunno... its plenty sticky whatever it is, but not so strong as to cause damage to the baffle when removing.
I'd just ask at Glass's if it was me
(but then there parts desk is only 50 yards from my house 
)
I'll go and see them tomorrow!
Forgot we had an ickle main-dealer in our midst!
^^ and they are cheaper than the ones in town (£55/h instead of £90/h at seafield)
and I heard they were selling twice as many new cars too...
just a pitty I don't have any vauxhalls 
[Edited on 16/9/2010 by mcerd1]
Cheers Craig... hadn't seen that before!
I note they suggest venting... at present I have a catch-tank, but it's location is a PITA. What difference would it make just using a small
breather-filter... other than the fine oil mist getting spat out in the engine-bay!
Carry out the SBD Cam cover Mod as suggested on their website
You Don't need to apply any sealant to whats left when you refit it, as there won't be that much left anyway
Would be a good idea to Loctite the bolts holding the remains of the Baffle plate in though
Catch tank would be a good idea as with just a small filter in the cam cover if it breathes reasonably heavy you'll geta fine mist in the engine
bay
It might sound Daft but make sure the Powdercoater only coats the outside of the Cam cover
There were a few on ebay that had been coated All over and the Powdercoating had flaked off on the inside of the cover and blown somebodys engine
[Edited on 16/9/10 by perksy]
Cheers Perksy... what does the mod actually?
the mod is the one ive linked scott. Yeah I've seen people put little filters on the outlet and I've just routed mine underneath the car.
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Originally posted by scootz
Cheers Perksy... what does the mod actually?
Thanks guys!
I'm running a red top and did the cam cover mod, ran it for two years and had to empty the catch tank a couple of times- its only a small drinks
bottle.
Then I had a think about the science of the mod - the plate was sealed in as part of the emissions control, oil vapour from the block/sump was drawn
via the cam cover to the inlet manifold and burnt in the engine. If you remove the plate as per SBD the crankcase pressure rises up the breather tube
as normal, but then it is allowed to flow across the cams before blowing out of the cam cover outlets, picking up oil spray and vapour on the way
across.
3000 miles ago I put the plate back in, no sealant used and so far have only got about a quarter of an inch of oil in the catch bottle, and less smell
of oil too.
The mod was designed for race/track cars, the oil surge they talk about can only happen after you've hammered it hard and fast enough into a
right hander to cause the oil to rise the twelve inches up the breather from sump to cam cover.
So I would say track do the mod, road take the plate out clean it all and replace, sealant if you want to, but definitely thread lock the screws - you
don't want one of them coming out and causing havoc.