I have a 92 Honda Accord DX 2.2L 4cyl. I have had the valve cover gasket replaced twice and it still appears to be leaking, not to much but enough to make me angry, Is it possible that the first idiot that did the job on it damaged the valve cover itself. It didn't leak before they found a small leak in the gasket orig.?

Suggestions.

 

Take off the valve cover yourself and see if the mounting surface is damaged. Yes , this could cause leaks!

 

And don't forget, you may need to replace the valve cover gasket after opening it...some have skillzz and can reuse them, but for a couple bucks buy another one

 

Take the valve cover off yourself and check it for warpage. I'm not too sure how a valve cover could be warped, but if the people who did it are retarded it could've happened. Use a srtaight-edge and feeler gauges.

 

need to oil and torque all the bolts in pattern, but try to yank it off and see if there's something that stands out like a nice nick or cracks.

dont over use too much silicone

 

Thanks guys, I am going to replace the timing belt anyway, both the crank seal and the crank plug seal anyway because the car is at 180000 just bought it, One owner in good shape drives very nice, I have had the valve cover gasket replace twice this week and both time the mechanic said the cover looked fine no nic's or damage appears, I am assuming that the crank gasket is the problem however, it could be the crank plug too.

Any further suggestions would help thanks,