I need a new timing cover gasket, i didnt have any when i removed my cover.. ouch!



Is the original product in rubber or somekind of foam?

I've got some material (Ensolite sound deadning from raamaudio.com) i could use combined with black gasketmaker. The only thing i'm worried about is the temperature factor.. How hot can it get against the bloc in the timing belt area?




I tried using a lighter and try to set the material on fire. It did work if it touched the flame.. At less then 1" above the top of the flame it would start smoking and slightly melting. Over that it would seem to be alright..

Yes i could go to honda get some (i saw a website it was about 20$) but i'm 120$ in the hole and need to get my car working the sooner possible..

thanks!

 

Those are more of a rubber material I believe.

If you don't have one there now and don't have the money to buy the correct seal I wouldn't worry about it. It does help to keep water and debris out but it's probably not something I would loose sleep over if you can't afford it.

 

i just called my Honda dealer and they sell it for $35.61

i guess i'll live without it for now and in about a month when i'll replace the tensioners i'll get it at the same time

sucks to be broke loll i like doing everything while i'm at it hehe

 

that sucks having to tear it back down in a month. Why do you need tear it back down to replace the tensioners? Are they bad?

 

remember that there are a lot of people who will just leave it off due to adjustable cam gears. yes it does keep the crud out, yet it is not needed to drive the car

 

seal it with gasketmaker straight to the block, hehe

i would imagine that wouled be a mess to clean up later

 

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or I guess you could just fill the groove in the plastic cover with liquid gasket so that it's just above the edge, then let it completely dry. Then, once it's dry, put the plastic cover back on the engine and the liquid gasket should act like the rubber one that was there to start with. IDK, just a thought. That is unless the rubber slips over the edge of the plastic cover, then this obviously wouldn't work. But it's hard to tell from your picture since you painted over the edge.

I wouldn't worry about it though, you should be fine without it.

 

from what i remember, it like a grooved edge, so the rubber slips over the edge, but theres also some rubber that goes in the groove of the edge as well. i believe this is how it was on the hseries lower covres, so i woould imagine the f-series being simlar.

 

^ yeah there's a groove going all the way around wich has a adhesive rubber sealer that goes into it.

The reason i will need to tear it back down is because my timing belt tensioner makes a tiny clicky sound when i spin it around. Just like a bad bearing would do. And the springs dont look tooooo good. I know it will last a while, afterall it all lasted about 226 000km of abuse lol, but i'd rather not have it messing around when unexpected.

I dont mind too much doing it again because i'll just be doing the timing belt (right now i'm all over the cooling system too/valves adj, ect..) and since i'll already have done it...

thanks y'all for your imput it's gladly appreciated

 

ah, yeah, you'll want to replace the tensioners then.