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Safe to drive with one valve cover bolt broken and one thats stripped?

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Old 12-26-2003, 05:53 AM
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Damn b-series valve cover bolts.I plan on taking it in soon but is it safe to leave for awhile?
Old 12-26-2003, 06:25 AM
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it should be ok to drive ..it happened to my friend and it caused a vacume leak and the car wouldn't idle
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a freinds of mine drove like that...squirted a little oil out nothing serious though...he had it for awhile...
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EKsnatchback &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a freinds of mine drove like that...squirted a little oil out nothing serious though...he had it for awhile...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah my friend is driving like that right now, if he takes a corner hard enough oil goes all over the engine bay.
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all i see happening is oil spilling out
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Yep, you'll be fine. I drove my Accord with a broken bolt for about 5 years and never had an issues.
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