birchieboy
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a previous thread has been posted on this subject but as it helped me im going to share this in order to help others that didnt read it.
after spending the day on my car getting it ready for the track day on wednesday i decided to test out the work of my labour. went for a drive and when going really hard round a few right hand bends a big cloud of smoke would come out the exhaust. although normal driving was fine, the was oil getting in the block some how and ALOT OF IT. it woz smoking like a bitch
to cut a long story short i took of the cam cover to find the paint (cam cover had been powdercoated) had bubbled up and as nearly about to flake everywhere. 
i then took off the screws for the oil gallery plate, when i took that plate off undernealth where the oil gallery should be was NOTHING.!!
the oil when conering hard to the right consecutivly had been rushing up the cam cover and as there was no gallery to stop it, had then been rushing through the oil breather hoses straight into the throttle body into the engine and buring out the exhaust causing clouds of smoke!!!!!!
PICTURES TO FOLLOW OF THE CAM COVER IT IS BAD!!
i surgest everyone just take 5minuites to cheak there cam cover if painted or chromed it could save you your engine ive caught mine just before the damage had been done. fingers crossed
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also put standard cam cover on and now, result, no smoke
[Edited on 09-04-2007 by birchieboy]
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BeArDy
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You get your cover off the EBayer
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birchieboy
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i got it off ebay.
im just trying to check my account to try and find out who i got it from.
but it was along time ago
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TheCam
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wait.... i've jus painted my rocker cover on my XE. will mine be affected?
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BeArDy
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Have you painted the underside of the rocker?
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birchieboy
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have you painted the inside as well??
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broster
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shouldnt be to hard to guess where it was bought from......
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birchieboy
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
You get your cover off the EBayer
i think i got it off a private seller of ebay
i got cam cover and timing cover
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birchieboy
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ive had it on there for about a year
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JM_16v
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isnt it fine to do just some dodgy ones on ebay?
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birchieboy
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well id say if your going to paint it or get it painted just be safe and just do the outside.
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VegasPhil
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Terrible
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Whittie
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Gay
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IvIarkgraham
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powder coating is only heat proof to a certain temperature
i was speaking to muppetsport last night about his.
IF ANYONE NEED POWDER COATING DOING LET ME KNOW
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X 60RSA
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I wouldn't even dare have any paint on the inside of an engine, surely common sense more than anything!
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