Respraying engine covers - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

vintoni · 1st July 2008, 12:00 PM

Hi all

I would love to get my engine covers resprayed, i.e. front cambelt cover, centre coilpack cover plate and both camshaft covers. How easy a job is it to remove these and is there anything I should be wary of? I'm not the most clued up when it comes to engines.

Thanks in advance for your help

sloathy · 1st July 2008, 10:13 PM

Dead simple to take off bud, just remember to mark your CAS and make sure it goes back on in exactly the same position.

Fuggles · 1st July 2008, 10:19 PM

and if you don't want the car off the road longer than necessary you could try one of these:
http://www.gtr.co.uk/products-79-toV...cam_cover.html
http://www.gtr.co.uk/products-79-toV...am_covers.html

vintoni · 2nd July 2008, 10:06 AM

Cheers guys

JulesS14200 · 6th July 2008, 10:58 PM

How much do a set of RB26 cam covers usually go for 2nd hand?

chaz_r33_gtr · 8th July 2008, 05:52 PM

I you do remove the CAM COVERS beware of the half moon oil seals (imagine a 2p cut in half and about 1cm thick) that are at the back of the cam covers as its not obvious they are there.

They can either come off stuck to the cam cover, stay stuck to the head, drop into your engine (BAD!!) or in my case drop on the floor, not realise and then p*ss engine oil all over the firewall when you start the engine up again.

1st July 2008, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
vintoni GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 123	Respraying engine covers Hi all I would love to get my engine covers resprayed, i.e. front cambelt cover, centre coilpack cover plate and both camshaft covers. How easy a job is it to remove these and is there anything I should be wary of? I'm not the most clued up when it comes to engines. Thanks in advance for your help

1st July 2008, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fuggles GTROC Chairman Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 16,500	and if you don't want the car off the road longer than necessary you could try one of these: http://www.gtr.co.uk/products-79-toV...cam_cover.html http://www.gtr.co.uk/products-79-toV...am_covers.html __________________ . GTROC chairman Please feel free to contact me with any GTROC questions send an email to info@gtr.co.uk or send a PM

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1st July 2008, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
sloathy GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: HERTFORDSHIRE Posts: 476	Dead simple to take off bud, just remember to mark your CAS and make sure it goes back on in exactly the same position.

2nd July 2008, 10:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
vintoni GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 123	Cheers guys

6th July 2008, 10:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
JulesS14200 GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Surrey/Middx Posts: 131	How much do a set of RB26 cam covers usually go for 2nd hand?

8th July 2008, 05:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
chaz_r33_gtr GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lancashire Posts: 277	I you do remove the CAM COVERS beware of the half moon oil seals (imagine a 2p cut in half and about 1cm thick) that are at the back of the cam covers as its not obvious they are there. They can either come off stuck to the cam cover, stay stuck to the head, drop into your engine (BAD!!) or in my case drop on the floor, not realise and then p*ss engine oil all over the firewall when you start the engine up again.