i have an oil leak on my 96 ex and im 99% sure its all coming from the vavle cover since i painted it and replaced the gasket. But i oe tightened two of the bolts ...and now i dont think its sealing right is my only option to re-tap the threads and new bolts or is there something else?

 

Did you break off 2 bolts for your valve cover? Not sure what "i oe tightened two of the bolts" means?
Did you use any HondaBond?

 

over tightened them and now when i tighten it to a point it kinda jumps of the thread and is loose again...and no hondabond?

 

It does not need to be super tight. Slipping of the threads? Use should use some hondabond or some sort os gasket sealer. This will help.

 

like rtv silicone i was thinking about laying the **** on there thick and that may work

 

Not to thick. You dont need much, a lil more on the corners tho.

 

thanks for the help hopefully it fixes the leak and since its leaking im gonna use the seafoam to clean the engine bay..do you know if seafoam will pull the paint off my valve cover?

 

Not sure never used seafoam. i use Simple green. or this other stuff called red hot. It's like simple green on steroids.

 

where did you get "red hot"?

 

I think its only in california. I get it off this guy who has his own little commercial cleaning products. From glass cleaners and waxes, and this wash n wax soap that smells like cherries! His stuff is amazing. its called carbrite