New valve Cover gasket and it's leaking
05-28-2007, 07:28 AM
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New valve Cover gasket and it's leaking
Installed an oem valve cover gasket and sparkplug tube seals and it was fine till last week I took the valve cover off to adjust my valves and now after I done it all and torqued down the valve cover properly, I've noticied oil leaking out the sides. and for a few days now, you can see it leaking down the block or soaking in it I might add. So what should I do. What's the proper way of installing the valve cover back on after an adjustment like this? I've got hondabond, should I use more of it again?
05-28-2007, 08:31 AM
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Re: New valve Cover gasket and it's leaking (Shaguar47)
take the valve cover off and be sure to clean out where the existing VC gasket was and where the VC gasket makes contact on the head. Put some clean oil on your finger and wipe it on the new gasket before reinstalling the VC followed by retourqing it. 
05-28-2007, 08:45 AM
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Re: New valve Cover gasket and it's leaking (Shaguar47)
make sure you did not pinch the gasket and crack it, or that it didnt fall out during installing the vc.
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