Effortless Timing Cover Removal A Comprehensive Guide

For timing chain it's a metal cover with gasket to seal oil circulating inside. To remove the entire timing case, some cars may need removal of ... The valve cover needs to come off. The timing cover is sandwiched between the VC and oil pan. While in theory if all the bolts were out, you ... Loosen up some of the otherbolts on the oil pan, to allow some room for the timing cover to move around. If not there may be pressure from the ... Try a few gentle taps on the cover with a soft mallet at the top, from the back side. Its probably sealed up real good and needs a little persuasion. I'm having trouble removing the timing cover and just need some assistance in properly removing it without removing the engine mount and lifting/supporting the ... I was taking the lower timing belt cover off while doing timing belt job and the seal under the camshaft that meets the timing belt seal ... to remove the outter case, remove all the bolts on the timing case, plus those inside the the oil pan, thats it. Then use a flat head and start ... I removed the four hidden 13MM bolts under the oil pan, and all the 10mm (27) bolts on the case itself, I have spread 3/8" at the correct pry notch. Pull the harmonic balancer, take out the bolts common to the block and the bolts common to the pan, lift/ tilt the cover off. There may be some ... I would replace the timing cover gasket if you're going to have it off just for a preventative measure. My timing cover was weeping a little bit ...