Rocker Cover Gasket Problems

Car Owner Rocker Cover Gasket Problems
Astra ac off due to high engine heat

Hi I need help! This car is never out of the garage! Latest problem has cost me over £300 so far and still not fixed. Warning comes on the dash ac off due to high engine heat. Temp gauge drops to 0, fan kicks in. Rocker cover gasket has be...

2014 Vauxhall Astra Gtc Sri S/S
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
Rocker gasket

Hi, bought a 2015 astra yesterday on finance. 60k miles. Today the rocker cover gasket has gone and something wrong with coolant. Car has 15months warranty and the dealership will repair this, no issue. Is this a good idea or is it best to ...

2015 Vauxhall Astra 1.6
Posted: Aug 20, 2022
Oil leak

Leaking from the top of the rocker cover gasket but not the top one the second one down oil is running into the top of the glow plugs was told needs new gasket then was told it doesn't use gasket I have to use sealant is this right

2006 Citroen Berlingo 1.9 diesel
Posted: Feb 17, 2018
Oil on spark plug

Hi I have just had to have new spark plugs & coil packs fitted & the garage have said that there is oil on one of the plugs & I will need to get my rocker cover gasket replaced is this the only way to cure this problem or is there a product...

2005 Renault Scenic 1.6 Authentique
Posted: Apr 4, 2014
Oil patch on engine

i have just noticed a oil patch near the head. my mate says he thinks it might be leaking from the rocker cover if so is this a big problem and if it is not that what else could it be my oil level has not gone down at all really so don't th...

2003 Fiat Punto 1.3
Posted: Jan 8, 2013
No power under load and wereing/parping noise on higher revs

I had an oil leak from a split rocker cover gasket, which was going for a while, 2 days ago the power dropped out so had the gasket fixed. no oil leak now but still now power. when i say this i mean its slow to accelerate. no management ...

2003 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SXI
Posted: Jul 5, 2012
Leaking oil

advised to change rocker cover gasket this we did still leaking oil (marking territory) sadly my lil girl is still sick, turbo replaced less than 1000 miles ago, a/c flap stuck sorted by cutting away panel behind glove box, had many pro...

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.2TDI auto
Posted: May 13, 2012
Oil all over top of engine

i removed the the cover off the top of engine and the cover was full of oil and the top of the engine was filled with oil any idea whats gone thanks

2004 Renault Laguna 2.2 estate
Posted: Feb 26, 2012
Engine smokes

ive recently bought a tigra and there is oil all over the engine causing it to smoke quite badly but i dont seem to be using any oil and dont have oil on the floor where the car has been standing but every time i wipe the oil off the engine...

1998 Vauxhall Tigra 1.4 manual
Posted: Feb 9, 2012
Rocker cover assembly

Hi, ive just recently brought this car and instantly noticed it was loosing oil, this was down to the rocker cover gasket basically being knackered, so I brought a new gasket, this is a very strange looking gasket and is a big thick rubber ...

2001 Peugeot 306 1.6 meridian petrol
Posted: Jan 14, 2012
My zafira seems to judder on take off and flat spot

hi, basically when i pull away it judders a bit and when i am in 2nd gear upwards it has a big flat spot on acceleration. i have cleaned the egr valve and changed the plugs and noticed that on the thread of one of the plugs a fair bit of o...

2000 Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 manual
Posted: Dec 15, 2011
Oil in spark plugs

oil in both end spark plugs and oil running down the engine

1999 Renault Scenic 1.4 petrol
Posted: Aug 20, 2011
Oil leak

hi i have a vectra 2.2 estate on a y plate it broke down and found out it was thae alternator was told that it was due to it getting covered in oil which seems to be leaking from where the belts are some were in that area anyway auto electr...

2000 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 estate
Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Juddering/cutting out.

Had a service done 2 weeks ago, a week later i noticed it juddering when idling, the other day on way home from work it stalled twice and took several tries to start again, i run a fault code check and it come back with faults P0201, 0202, ...

2003 Vauxhall Zafira 2.0 GSi turbo
Posted: Dec 26, 2010
Oil leaking fron engine

the car seams to be leaking oil from around the top of the engine, near the r/h side of engine, when running it leaks,

1998 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 GLS
Posted: Dec 2, 2010