Valve Cover Issue

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Valve Cover Issue

By 95egcoupenj
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:51 am #343475 I have a 1995 Coupe with a D15B7 and I have now replace my valve cover 3 times and still getting oil in the spark plug wells numbers 1 & 2 more in 1 and i have used ultrablack and still get the same result any suggestions???????
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By TrailerTrash
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:10 am #343480 they can be a real bitch to do correctly. the slightest little mistake and they will leak
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By brandoff88
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:53 pm #343492 indeed, I had to chisel mine out carefully with a mallet and screwdriver with cloth on end...putting em in was a lot easier..but still a pain

By 95egcoupenj
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:09 pm #343514 i have replaced the doughnut gaskets, i just dont see how if even my master tech assisted me it still be put on wrong
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By TrailerTrash
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:55 pm #343515 did you give them a light coat of oil before you reinstalled the cam cover?

some people will disagree with this but i see it the same as an oil filter. a real light coat of oil over the seal/gasket does the trick

By 95egcoupenj
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:35 pm #343517 i did indeed apply a light coat of oil, is it possible the valve cover itself is bad
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By TrailerTrash
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:08 am #343530 are you tightening them to the right in/lb? and in the correct sequence?
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By brandoff88
- Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:58 pm #343539 you know I bent my first one up really bad...had weird idle but no oil in the plugs...that's very strange...

By HeikDiesel
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:37 pm #343580
TrailerTrash wrote:did you give them a light coat of oil before you reinstalled the cam cover?

some people will disagree with this but i see it the same as an oil filter. a real light coat of oil over the seal/gasket does the trick


I don't oil static seals. The only reason you put oil on a filter is you have to spin it on so you need some type of lubrication when you twist that seal on tight.
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By eg84dr
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:51 pm #343586 there are four seals under the rocker assembly
you could put a thousand new donut gaskets and valve cover gaskets and it would never fix the issue
heres a pretty good rebuild link on d-series it shows the gaskets im talking about underneath the rocker assembly
http://www.d-series.org/forums/diy-forum/121481-diy-kitchen-counter-top-head-rebuild.html
hope this helps and isn't too confusing
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By TrailerTrash
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:16 pm #343600
HeikDiesel wrote:
TrailerTrash wrote:did you give them a light coat of oil before you reinstalled the cam cover?

some people will disagree with this but i see it the same as an oil filter. a real light coat of oil over the seal/gasket does the trick


I don't oil static seals. The only reason you put oil on a filter is you have to spin it on so you need some type of lubrication when you twist that seal on tight.


ive never had a seal leak after putting oil on it.

not trying to argue im just saying. thats why i said some will disagree

By HeikDiesel
- Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:06 pm #343619
TrailerTrash wrote:
HeikDiesel wrote:
TrailerTrash wrote:did you give them a light coat of oil before you reinstalled the cam cover?

some people will disagree with this but i see it the same as an oil filter. a real light coat of oil over the seal/gasket does the trick


I don't oil static seals. The only reason you put oil on a filter is you have to spin it on so you need some type of lubrication when you twist that seal on tight.


ive never had a seal leak after putting oil on it.

not trying to argue im just saying. thats why i said some will disagree

I always welcome new ways to do things. Only downfall I can see in it is if you worked for a shop and did that for a customer car some might weep a little giving off the appearance of a leak.
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By TrailerTrash
- Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:48 am #343632 that is true. good thing i only use my subpar skills on my own heaps of shit

:lol:
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