How do you change the valve cover gasket on a 2000 Pontiac grand am se 2.4?

Answer 1

Exhaust Camshaft

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

2. Detach the ignition coil and module electrical connection. Remove the coil and module assembly-to-camshaft housing bolts, then remove the assembly by lifting it straight up.NOTE

   Use spark plug wire removal tool J 36011 to disengage any connector that may have stuck to the spark plugs. Use the tool by first twisting, then pulling up on the connector assembly.

3. Disengage the electrical connection from the oil pressure switch.

4. For vehicles equipped with an automatic transaxle, remove the transaxle fluid level indicator tube assembly from the exhaust camshaft cover, then position it aside.

5. Disconnect, but do not remove from the vehicle, the timing chain housing at the exhaust camshaft housing.

6. Remove the exhaust camshaft cover and gasket, then discard the gasket. Be sure to loosen the housing bolts in the reverse order of the tightening sequence.

7. Clean all old gasket debris from the cover mating surfaces.

To install:

1. Position new camshaft housing-to-cover seals. No sealant is needed.

2. Apply pipe sealant 1052080 (or equivalent thread locking sealer) to the threads of the camshaft housing and cover retaining bolts.

3. Position the cover onto the housing, then tighten the bolts, in sequence, to specification. Tighten the camshaft housing-to-cylinder head bolts to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm) plus 90°, and the camshaft housing cover-to-camshaft housing bolts to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm) plus 30°.

4. Tighten the timing chain housing retainers.

5. Install the transaxle fluid level indicator tube assembly to the exhaust camshaft cover.

6. Attach the oil pressure switch electrical connector.

7. Reinstall any spark plug boot connectors that may have been stuck to a spark plug, back onto the ignition coil and module assembly.

8. Position the coil and module assembly over the spark plugs then push it straight down making sure it is firmly and properly seated.

9. Clean off any lubricant on the coil and module-to-camshaft housing bolts. Apply pipe sealant 1052080 (or equivalent thread locking sealer) to the bolts, then tighten them to 16 ft. lbs. (22 Nm) on the 2.3L engine and 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm) on the 2.4L engine. plus 30°.

10. Attach the ignition coil and module assembly electrical connector.

11. Connect the negative battery cable, then start the engine and inspect for leaks.