How to: Valve Cover gasket replacement (help)

[PorterzSupra]

Dont tighten hard, I cracked one of my covers that way, they are made of a cheap pot metal!!!

 

[IHI-RHC7]

The reason they are phillips screws is so you CAN'T over tighten them...
I just check to make sure they are tight any time I'm working around the area, and we've never had a leaky cover...

 

[silvergsx623]

anyone know the cost of new valve cover gaskets from toyota?

 

[Joel W.]

they are made of a cheap pot metal!!!

:umno: No pot metal. They are cast aluminum I believe..

 

[johnathan1]

silver: just get some fel-pro ones...the dealer will rip into you...lol

 

[shaeff]

Anyone know the "official" name or toyota part number for those little rubber grommit things? I think im going with the arp valve cover stud kit and need to pick up the necessities(gaskets, grommets, and such)

they're called cove washers.

-shaeff

 

[JAB89]

i belive its in the neighborhood of 25-35 ftlbs hold on

edit:
yup 25 Inch lbs?
http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/library/TSRM/em/EM_56.html

ive always tightened until i cant tighten anymore with a ratchet..

Note: Check that TSRM again. It says 25kg-cm (22 in-lb). That's 22 Inch lbs not Foot lbs like everything else in the book. It's easy to miss that fact and overtighten while your mind is still thinking Foot lbs.