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Can coolant leak from the valve cover?
No, if there is coolant in your valve cover it'll be mixed with oil. You blew your head gasket, possibly warped or cracked your head. It may look like coolant is leaking from your valve cover but it's your intake gasket leaking.
How do you change the valve cover gasket on your 1995 volkswagen jetta GLs?
pretty much the same way u change any valve cover gasket. look it up online, it's a pretty generic procedure.
You have a large oil leak in the right front of your 1998 Saturn vehicle how do you change the head gasket on this vehicle?
An oil leak there is probably a valve cover gasket leaking. it would not require head gasket replacment. Try tightning the bolts on the valve cover. If that does not work then replace the valve cover gasket. Yes it could be the head gasket as there are oil passages in the head and i have heard that head gasket on saturns are prone to failure,look around the valve cover for sings of a leak hopfully that's all it is because replacing the head gasket is costly on th 1.9 sohc
Will blown valve cover gasket cause an engine tick?
No. It would cause the coolant and oil to mix and it would look like a Milkshake drain oild and check it.
1995 Miata sputters and bogs in 1st and 2nd gear is that fuel pump or filter problem Estimated mechanical cost?
Look for oil in the spark plug wells. If there is oil, you will need to replace the valve cover gasket Look for oil in the spark plug wells. If there is oil, you will need to replace the valve cover gasket
How do you change the valve cover gasket on a 1999 Kia Sportage?
On any automobiles. Take the valve cover off and clean any gasket residue on it. Take out the old one and also clean any gasket residue on the cylinder head. Using proper gasket sealing and gasket place new one on and torque cover back on to specs. Good to always use new nuts and bolts and inspect any other area you need to look with the valve cover off. Should take no more than 1hr unless you have more then one cylinder head.
How do you replace the valve cover gasket on a 1999 Honda accord?
visit the parts store and look in the chilton manual for your make and model it should have the answers you seek
Is a head and valve cover gasket the same?
No. But they look similar and are of similar size and shape. The valve cover comes of very easily with minimal tools and isn't very tight. The valve cover only weighs a pound or so. The valve cover gasket goes between it and the engine. The gasket looks like a rectangle with bumps and holes for bolts. The head is the top part of the cylinders including where the valves go, where the spark plugs are. Removing the head takes much more powerful tools and the head can easily weigh 50 pounds on a small engine. Removing the head is much more work but can usually be done by someone who doesn't know what they are doing. The gasket is more complicated with large circles for the cylinders, and medium holes and small holes for bolts.
Where is the PCV valve on a 2001 Ford Focus?
if you have a 2.0 spi motor its in the corner of the valve cover. does not look like a old style pcv valve
How do you change a valve cover gasket on a 1989 beretta GT?
First locate the valve cover. If the motor is a 4 cylinder there will only be one valve cover. If it is a 'v6' it will have two as well as v8 automobiles. With a Socket wrench and extention locate the valve cover bolts that go around the cover bolting it to the top of the engine (cylinder head.) Usually the valve cover will have the 'Oil Filler' cap on it. (Where you add oil to the engine...) With the correct size socket remove the bolts that hold down the valve cover. Lift the valve cover up and away from the cylinder head. You may need to strike it with a soft mallet to get it to release. Once it's off you will see the rockers/springs. Be careful to keep the old gasket debrey from entering the rocker valley. With a razer scrap all remaining gasket from the cylinder head. Some gaskets have an "UP" side so make sure you look over your gasket for any indicators. Then apply your new gasket. Then put your valve cover back on carefully so your new gasket does not move. Slide the bolts back into place and tighten from the middle out. Tighten the bolts until they just about snug then move to the next opposing bolt. So Center, Bottom Center, Left, Bottom Left, Right, Bottom Right etc. Once they are all snug go back and turn the wrench another half turn to tighten them up. *Do Not Over Tighten The Bolts.* or damnage to the gasket or bolt breakage may occur. If oil leaks from the cover check for loose bolts or gasket breakage. Edit by Loosenut: Torque spec is 12lbs. for the valve cover bolts.
What is wrong with your 1989 Ford Festiva when its leaking oil all over the engine is the head gasket shot?
Sounds like the Valve Cover Gasket needs replacing. You need to find out where the oil is coming from first. Clean all the oil off the engine and then start it, and look see where it is leaking. It is probably not the head gasket. Yes, that, but if you remove the Oil Filler Cap, and with the engine running there is considerable air flow coming out of the Valve Cover, then probably you have a bad compression ring on at least one cylinder.....what it does is pressurize the Valve Cover and eventually blows out the gasket....mine does it in the front......leaking oil all down the front of the engine.......a Compression Check would be in order. Chuck, CABGx3
Can a manifold gasket on a V8 leak oil and look like a rear seal leak?
Sure could. Also the valve covers.
