Replaced valve cover gasket twice and oil is still leaking...
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Replaced valve cover gasket twice and oil is still leaking...
At first I replaced both VCG's at 160000 miles. 2 weeks later my driver side VCG was leaking because I pinched it. Upon inspection, I found one of the spark plug wells full of oil. I changed the VCG today, drove the car around, and its still leaking oil in the back/right corner (when facing the engine) on the driver side. What am I doing wrong? Or do I just need to replace the whole valve cover since one of the spark plug wells is leaking oil? Any help would be appreciated...Thanks
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Replace valve cover or rebuild valve cover seals using R&D kit. Just pick up a replacement valve cover that is leaking probably cylinder number 6 and call it a day. The issue is the spark plug tube seals and not the valve cover gasket. That is just recommended to be replaced since you are already doing all the work.
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I just purchased a new valve driver side valve cover and oem gasket...hopefully that fixes the problem. It's so stressful, especially when you do it yourself!
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It's only stressful because it takes so damn long to change out a $13 part. I've only done VC gaskets on 4 cyl, which is so easy a caveman could do it, and if it's leaking, only takes another 20 min to re-do it. I just did my left one on Friday and after driving it yesterday, I don't see oil oozing all over the place, or smoke, so I *think* I'm good, but I'm still worried, heh.
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