sr timing cover

[tEknoS13]

hey guys. im trying to do the remove the timing cover off from my engine. i got an s13 redtop sr20det. i took ALL the bolts off from the front, and i even removed the water pump to make it a bit easier. the crank pulley is off but the piece of S**T is not coming off!!! im very frustraded. is there anything else that i have to remove from the middle where the pulley bolt goes? the sides of the cover are all loose just the bottom is not budging at all. please help>>

[Slipstream]

Did you get the two from top by the head, and the two from bottom by removing the oil pan?

[tEknoS13]

i think i got the two by the head, but i gotta take the oil pan off?? wow i seriously didnt know that. you sir are a life saver. thank u so much

[moulton712]

this right here is why i love nico.good quick replys

[tEknoS13]

yes indeed. anybody got a pic of the bolts by the oil pan?

[HurryupandrunS13]

I just finished putting my SR together this weekend, so it's fresh in my mind. Just drop the lower pan, and you will see two 12mm bolts directly under the timing cover, going through the upper oil pan. You can get it off without removing the upper oil pan, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Hijacker]

If you leave the upper pan on, you'll develop oil leaks. The upper pan needs a total, unbroken seal to retain oil properly. The silicon will set with a crack for oil to seep through where the timing cover meets the already set oil pan/block seal.

[burntricer]

yahh you gotta pull both pans...its retarded

[tEknoS13]

i know there are two bolts right under the cover but its part of the oil pan i didnt think it would have anything to do with the cover. oh well i guess i gotta drop the pan huh.

[areda32]

I got all my bolts off and it only gets to a certain point then gets jammed up and wont come.off..any suggestions?

[Hoffman5982]

You need to pull the head as well. You'll kink the front of the head gasket putting it back on. Ask me how I know

[Hijacker]

You can remove/reinstall without taking the head off. Just don't put the oil pump spacer on the crank. That'll give you the clearance to get the cover on without borking the head gasket extension. Then you just have to do some playing with the oil pump to get the spacer back in.

As for getting it off, there are some guide dowels that it could be stuck on. Usually I try to take a pry bar and split the gasket seal enough to work the pry bar up the side and walk it off the dowels. Just takes some patience.

[tEknoS13]

Super old thread but yea what he ^^ said.