Thread: leaking slight oil from Valve Cover
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Old 07-10-2014, 10:14 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by megalapagas View Post
As the tittle says it looks like if someone spit oil down to the headers heat shield and everything else around it (Just very minimal nothing exagerating). My question is can I just pour in a Oil Leak sealer? Also why does this happen, why does the valve cover gasket get shot? Its my DD with some spirited driving, I'm to the point where I just want to rid of my car, changing the gaskets was a hastle last time I did em.
I don't know your skill level so no offence, but did you do it right? The gasket shouldn't fail if installed according to the manufactiurer's installation instructions i.e. the gasket should last quite a while. Leak sealer could work but the best fix is to determine the cause and repair/replace as required.
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