Suzuki Club UK

Got a couple of engine blocks from Andyrew (ta matey!). Plan is to get them all cleaned and make a coffee table!

But I did see this...get that rocker box cover off and check yours!!

Common fault.

Probably not a bad idea you reminded us again about it.

Not sure if the 1.6s do something similar?

Ohh yes. That was a low mileage engine Suppsedly.

Scottie may remember the call regarding water dripping
From the sump

Its also why the rockers are clean because water was shooting
Out the oil ways!

Yep Jordi my Vit 1.6 had the same problem...loctite sorted that! Glad I didn't lose a whole screw though...

i lost a few from my 1.3 n robbed a few from a 1.6 from the scrappy n they were loose . . . i used a punch to put in a bit of a dent so they wouldn't come loose . . . they were all still tight when i swapped my engine about 10,000 mile later

Happens on all the F and G series 8vs I just torqued up all mine the other evening and 2 were starting to back out.

I've also experienced 2 heads where I couldn't get them out for love nor money!

Is it worth replacing them for Allan head c/sunk screws? I don't really trust posi-drives,

I had the problem on my f10a that I couldn't get them out however hard I tried. a client of our's is a maintenance engineer at the local printing press, and he removed for me at work, he had to use a oxy torch to get them out. the aluminium melted slightly around the screws, shows you how much heat he had to use! the head was already scrap, I just needed the parts of it. I have replaced them with allen head ones, and the guy supplied these for me, all for free, he's a great guy

From what I recall there was a TSB issued that says to stake the heads. I'm pretty sure that's its a Phillips head and not a Pozi-Drive.