2.0 Doner

[John.W]

I have just collected my doner, a very tidy 2.0 EFI pinto with 165000Km on the clock and a service history all the way to 140000. The engine runs like a dream the only problem I have found is a small oil leak around the rocker cover.

[baz-r]

picy is too small to see but all the old pinto leaked a bit around the rocker.
its the way the rockercover and gasket is designed me thinks nothing to worry about

[twinturbo]

Most leak all over the place due to lack of maintenance on the breather.

Same goes for a lot of engines, breathers are often overlooked.

TT

[John.W]

I was trying to make the photo bigger but I was told it was too big I will try again

[Bonzo]

Pinto engines are very prone to leaking arround the rocker cover.

They use a cork gasket & are often over / incorrectly tightened

Fit a new gasket & all should be well

[twinturbo]

yep, probably about 14LBft will do, which is just nipped up. Any more and you crush the gasket and risk warping the rocker cover.

TT

[John.W]

I hope this works this time here are the pics of my donor

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