Ok everyone this is the THIRD time my valve cover gasket has beel leaking oil....first I had my friend at a performance shop replace it...2 weeks later or so I had ACURA replace....1 week later IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN....WTF DO I DO???????anyone????

 

mebbe the valve cover is warped?

 

I've never heard of that happening before.....is there any possible way of finding out if my valve cover is bent....or would I just have to replace it??


[Modified by typerman1358, 5:43 PM 1/5/2002]

 

Hey listen...I just looked at my car and my oil cap was almost completely off and loose......could that be what caused the oil leak bc there is a lot of oil around the cap?????

 

that could do it.........if the oil cap is loose oil will eventuall find it's way out.

also are they putting any hondabond or rtv silicone sealer on the corners of the gasket? the sharp corner where the gasket meets the camshaft holders are places they usually leak from if you dont put somthing there to seal it.

 

I would have the valve cover checked to see if it is level (same way they check the head). I would tighten the oil cap and make sure the seal is seating good and spray some degreaser and whipe all oil that's on there away. If it continues to leak then I would redo the valve cover gasket again making sure to use a O.E.M. one as well as some hondabond.