Well I power washed my valve cover and engine bay today and now its pealing... stupid POS B16. Just wondering how hard is it to install a new valve cover, since ill be putting up the money for the JDM red one I dont wanna fudge up. Any help would be appreciated.

 

easy... don't sweat it.. afew bolts and pop off your plug wires, make sure you mark there order when replacing them If needed.... torque down to specs... get a manual on your car... inspect the valve cover gasket' think the Haynes has the spec at 86 in-lbs, and the four inner nuts should be tightened first, then the four outer nuts.

 

Extremely easy, just make sure you only do 1-hand tight with the bolts, they snap very easily

 

Don't forget to pick up a new gasket and some Hondabond. Use the Hondabond on the eight corners of the cam bumps. A small pea size amount on each corner will do the trick. Don't crank the nuts too tight, these like to snap off with too much torque.

 

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Oh and if you're gaskets are old, just replace them.

 

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What type of gasket are you guys talking about? Valve cover gasket or a head gasket?

 

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Valve cover gasket... Gotta take off a bit more than your valve cover to change the head gasket

 

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Valve cover gasket...

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And your spark plug tube gaskets (the 'B gasket') too.

 

fear not as long as the thought of removing 8 cap nuts doesnt send you home crying. Seriously.... remove 8 nuts, remove vlave cover, replace gaskets, put new valve cover on, put nuts back on. Done.

 

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Like these guys said, valve cover and spark plug gaskets. Be careful not to pinch the gaskets.