Modifications and insurance

[Avocet]

It's the irony that makes these threads worthwhile...

 

[sxturbo]

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[DiyNutJob]

Despite the red sea blockade, the china rocker cover arrived a couple of days over a month. It came in a thin cardboard box that was all torn up. Miraculously, nothing was damaged or fallen out. Shopping from china was truly lolz. My £50 gamble may have paid off. There were some differences to OEM on the detail level, but looked serviceable. No marking on it apart from PA66 GF40 - nylon 66 with 40% glass fiber. This seemed to be the right kind of material for it. It came with gasket as well. So, f* the dealer and I am using the china gasket. Practically no china products (not same as the made in china carp available locally) failed for me so far, and I am hopeful it will last forever.

 

[DiyNutJob]

With the nice weather today, I got the new cover done. No issues with the china cover apart from the holes for the ignition coils being extremely tight fit.

While I was at it, I inspected the engine to see how the 10 year oil service was doing. It was doing great and clean as a whistle.

I forgot I scratched the hell out of the aluminium when I originally opened up the engine. To compensate, I gave the front area extra RTV to fill any scratches.

The tabs that sandwiched the gasket in the half moon area were a bit short compared to OEM. Also, the original engine design just looked bad in that area, so I felt the RTV was needed. Hopefully, this fixes the leak once and for all. The new cover definitely produced a smaller gap to the engine, which would have fixed the leak anyway.

 

[johnny2007]

So, are you gonna tell your insurance that you used non om parts?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I genuinely thought buttjob must have died under his BMW unknown series.

 

[Mottie]

Threads are never pointless. These start with the unknown, and end with the known.

True. Anyone that didn't know you were a complete cock when you started this thread, now knows you are. A big one.

 

[Stivino]

I would have got my arse kicked if I had slobbered all that shît over a new gasket.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Tell me you wiped all that rtv off and tried again, please.

 

[DiyNutJob]

So, are you gonna tell your insurance that you used non om parts?

Looks OEM to me already apart from the noted tabs.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Tell me you wiped all that rtv off and tried again, please.

No. I put the cover on and the rtv achieved the optimum shape by itself.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Any idea what excess rtv might do ?

 

[DiyNutJob]

I would have got my arse kicked if I had slobbered all that shît over a new gasket.

Free gasket. Nothing to lose.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Any idea what excess rtv might do ?

Nope. But, you will tell me. Go ahead, we'll see if you are right.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Nope. But, you will tell me. Go ahead, we'll see if you are right.

Don't worry

You might be lucky. I'm not telling you, you don't listen