G60 Valve Cover

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

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Pops in to drool over Neal's engine

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Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1990 Fox Wagon 1.6 Heron Head 8v
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)


nocones77-vw@yahoo.com said:
> Sorry for the late reply, but I didn't see any others so here's my .02.
>
> Just browse the K&N catalog for one with the right diameter to fit the
> rubber grommet.
>
> However, from my personal experience, there are two issues to consider:
>
> - I found one with the right diameter, but it was chromed and with forged
> pistons causing a bit of blow-by it wasn't hard to create enough crank
> case pressure to pop it out. Had to put a hose clamp on there and really
> crank it down to work at all. I'd advise staying away from chrome, or come
> up with some way to knurl/scratch the base so it won't slide out of the
> rubber grommet so easily.
>
> - You'll probably end up with some fumes in your cabin either way, but I
> found it much better to use the factory G60 breather/separater with the
> rubber hose that would normally connect it to the boost recirc pipe, and
> put the filter in the end of that. Maybe doesn't look as classy, but
> resulted in much less fumes and oil. (again, my forged pistons and
> resulting necessary blow-by may be partly to blame)
>
> You can see my setup here.
> http://www.parts4vws.com/images/members/ntovsen/SciroccoEngineBay1.jpg
>
> If my car gets turned back into a street car, the first thing I'm going to
> do is plumb the breather back into the intake as it should be, or at least
> run a hose over to a proper breather/separator tank to see if that helps.
> I've seen G60 valve cover setups where they used an AN fitting to a hose
> that went to a breather tank. Still not technically emissions compliant,
> but much less fumes, no saturated/dripping filters, etc.
>
> Neal
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com>
> To: peter@thescirocco.com
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:57:12 PM
> Subject: RE: G60 Valve Cover
>
> Speaking of the G60 valve cover, anyone know where to get those trick
> little
> round chrome filters for the breather hole?
> Thx, JT
>
>> The 3A timing belt cover fits the G60 valvecover perfectly.
>> It comes on and off super easy, 2 snaps and you're done.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>> -----Message d'origine-----
>>> De : Rick Kellner [mailto:rfkellner@snet.net] Envoy? : 16 janvier 2007
>>> 07:15 ? : 'Scirocco list'
>>> Objet : RE: G60 Valve Cover
>>>
>>> Marc, I put a G60 VC on my 84.  I was also installing a fox intake so
>>> I
>>> wanted to put a larger throttle body on the car too.  I used a 16V
>>> throttle body because the accelerator cable was mounted to the TB and
>>> not
>>> to the valve cover.
>>> Next, I modified a stock timing belt cover by
>>> cutting off the top portion of the belt cover.   Basically the top
>>> semi-circle portion was removed.  I had all the pieces powder coated a
>>> 'cast aluminum' color.  If you want some pictures just let me know and
>>> I
>>> can send them along.
>>> Rick.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca [mailto:marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca]
>>> Sent:
>>> Monday, January 15, 2007 10:25 PM
>>> To: Scirocco list
>>> Subject: G60 Valve Cover
>>>
>>> Thinking of buying a Corrado G60 Valve Cover.
>>>
>>> I will also need the timing belt cover.
>>>
>>> How is the fit of the new style top TB cover with the old style bottom
>>> TB
>>> cover?
>>>
>>> Any suggestion?
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>>
>>
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