valve cover gaskets....again.

[ImUrTurboLover]

I dont think its the cam seals

since the concentration of my leak is back by the #5 and #6 cylinders

its primarily from the exhaust side.. its definetly the valve cover tho i mean it just niagra falls into the spark plug valley... and they're swimming in oil right now #5 and #6 are drowning, #3 and #4 are peaking eyes above the oil, and #1 and #2 are pretty much ok...

I need to get some regular hex style bolts and just torque the motherfuckers down if they still leak, then I'll do the RTV trick again too..

its just annoying the hell out of me and rent is this week so I can't get more oil for like... 2 weeks or so it sucks lol

 

[turbo]

I use blue loctite on the threads of the toyota screws with new toyota valve cover washers because they compress and are useless after about 10 years.

Geoff

 

[shaeff]

I use blue loctite on the threads of the toyota screws with new toyota valve cover washers because they compress and are useless after about 10 years.

Geoff

bleh. use bolts like these:
http://cjsupra.kendra.com/Hexupgr.html

-shaeff

 

[Cedrock15]

bleh. use bolts like these:
http://cjsupra.kendra.com/Hexupgr.html

-shaeff

exactly what I did - new 30mm long hex bolts from local hardware store - Lowes, blue loctite, some gasket maker with most maker where it leaked the most. Havent seen a drop of oil leak from the valve cover gasket yet, in 2 weeks so far.

 

[gixxer750]

yeah well..... with bolts, blue loctite, and ultra black all the way around, mine still leak. Thats been through three sets of gaskets. The first two sets were felpro, the last...toyota.

 

[ImUrTurboLover]

I don't know if it was someone in this thread but some crazy bastard torques it down to 20lbs-ft

maybe more tightening is in order?

or your cam covers are warped?

I hope they dont leak after all this.... i'll be uber pissed off