Mycarispurty Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I ordered a bunch of parts to fix up the outside of this 2.8 I bought to put in my 240Z. I got a water pump, thermostat, valve cover gasket, rear main seal kit, oil pan gasket, etc. I must have had a brain fart and ordered a timing cover gasket set thinking I needed to pull it to change out the water pump. I have a front timing cover seal coming with the kit I got and I definitely am going to replace the front seal while I'm up there, but do I really need to pull the timing cover for any of the freshening up? The engine was running and driving so it doesn't need an oil pump and I don't plan on putting on a new timing chain, so I thought I'd see if there was any other reason to pull it and reseal it to the block if there was no real need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirkland1980 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Maybe not but if it leaked later wouldn't you wish you had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowRob Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Before installing a motor I sourced from a fellow HybridZ member, I replaced every externally accessible gasket and seal I could find. Very small time and money investment for a leak free motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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