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    4. : Replacing the tappet cover gasket

Ford Escort - Video tutorial

Model: Ford Escort MK 4 - Years 1990-2000
Part: Engine
Operation: Replacing the tappet cover gasket

Failure of the tappet cover gasket (i.e. of the camshaft cover that controls the valves) is a fairly recurring defect in older generation cars and due to which oil leaks occur which, ending up on the hot engine block, also generate unsightly smells that can also end up in the passenger compartment; to replace this gasket, disassemble the cover, carefully clean the relative seat both under the cover and on the head and then apply the new cork gasket without adding gasket mastic; finally, tighten the cover fixing pins according to a crossed pattern and using the torque wrench.


Posted on 31 August 2023 by ScegliAuto

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