Do you have to remove the two alloy water pipes at the front of the engine to fit the left hand cam cover ?

Yep as there are 2 allen keys behind them :rant:

Balls :headvswal:headvswal.Just fitted my new polished water pipes and realised the cam cover didn't seem to fit.I love doing jobs twice LOL :slap::rofl:

Balls :headvswal:headvswal.Just fitted my new polished water pipes and realised the cam cover didn't seem to fit.I love doing jobs twice LOL :slap::rofl:

 

 

I did just the same :smash:

I did that too when fitting my water pump, sadly i got it to the point of having the rad back in and the boost pipes on before having to take em all off again!!

good tip

 

get yer cam covers painted whilst there off m8

I did that too when fitting my water pump, sadly i got it to the point of having the rad back in and the boost pipes on before having to take em all off again!!

 

Ditto :headvswal:smash:

 

Hope me being a dumb ass has helped somebody else from making the same mistake :D

good tip

 

get yer cam covers painted whilst there off m8

 

That's what i was doing but they weren't dry so i was getting on with things then realised :slap::mad:

Ditto :headvswal:smash:

 

Hope me being a dumb ass has helped somebody else from making the same mistake :D

 

Oh dear, well no matter how tempted you may be dont even consider running it without the cam covers, only dumb americans do that!!

good tip

 

get yer cam covers painted whilst there off m8

 

either that or paint your pulleys and leave the covers off;)

Oh dear, well no matter how tempted you may be dont even consider running it without the cam covers, only dumb americans do that!!

 

 

oi!!! :nono: