So yesterday I sorted the dribbling rocker cover gasket and thought I’d have a quick look at why the windscreen washer didn't work.
First realisation, I could remove the rocker securing nuts by hand!! This would explain why so much oil was dribbling down the sides of the block then...
Rocker off. Interestingly the cam lobes look quite worn, I don’t know if you can zoom in and see from this picture, there are scratches and also discolouration to the lobes. Perhaps this explains the clicking/ticking noise.
Cleaned.
With gasket.
I gave the rocker cover itself a good clean too, as the mating surface here appeared pitted and dirty, after a scrub though I think it was paint overspray, which came off with a good scrub from a scouring pad. I did get in trouble for using the kitchen sink for this, but made sure I cleaned up after myself. If anything, the sink is now about the cleanest it's ever been!
Clean.
I gave the top of the cover a quick polish too, could do with a coat or two of paint to really smarten it up, but didn't have the time today. I also scrape doff all the oil off of the sides of the block, should make it easier to see if it leaks again.
So, next I looked at the washer reservoir, which has both lids/caps missing. I've ordered these from online and cleaned the reservoir etc in the meantime.
There is some very interesting wiring going on down here, the main reason that I had no screen washing action was due to dodgy wiring having come disconnected, so I’ve re-bodged it for now and will sort out more permanently at a later date. I also ordered the upgraded washer nozzles, as the second reason for no screen washing is totally binged up nozzles - even a bicycle tyre pump couldn't solve it!
Perhaps it's been bodged to try and fix the non-functioning headlight washer system?
Exhaust is now not arriving until Tuesday, so will hold fire there until tomorrow when I hope to dismantle the current system. I need to get the hearse extension piece off to get copied by a custom exhaust specialist just down the road from us. I'm hoping it isn't going to be too expensive!