Loose cam cover?

**JetspeedCamry** · 24-05-2006, 10:47 PM

Might sound like a dumb queston, but does having a loose cam cover(s) affect engine performance at all? Apart from the obvious leaks of oil, will actual engine smoothness, idle, performance etc be effected?

TA.

**EldarO** · 24-05-2006, 10:50 PM

id imagine your oil pressure would be all up to shit?

Eldar.O.

**30psi 4agte** · 24-05-2006, 10:52 PM

Unless you have a huge leak ( and i mean HUGE!) it wont effect idle quality at all.

If the leak was big enough it would be like having the PCV disconected

**stretch** · 25-05-2006, 06:48 PM

when i replaced the rocker cover gaskets on a 7m-ge cressida the other day they were leaking real bad and the oil poured straight into the spark plug region, after the oil was in there for a long time the high tension leads became very brittle and lead no.1 actually broke and was causing the engine to missfire. thats just my 2 cents worth mate.

**kingmick** · 25-05-2006, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by EldarO

id imagine your oil pressure would be all up to shit?

Eldar.O.

no dosnt affect oil pressure. only affects blowby pressure.

and no its fine but becareful you can get nasty oil fires with hot oil on extractors.
rare but bad.