Valve Cover Gaskets
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The only thing that was a pain was removing the back bolt on passenger side cover and I did learn that the job is way easier with an extra set of hands once it comes down to pulling off the covers. It took me and my buddy a total of 5 hrs but if I had to do it again I'm sure I'd take less that 2hrs. Good luck to you man.
you should let RTV set for 24hrs before full use
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The same thing happened to my 04 coupe. The hardest part I see about changing the valve covers is accepting the price of the parts. I keep reading every where I have to change not only the gasket but the both valve covers and that totals up to about $750 at Infiniti and 550 at Nissan.
Holy ****! thats expensive prices. I just paid around $380 for 2 valve covers and gaskets at Nissan.
You can just change the valve cover gaskets without changing the complete covers. I just did it.
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I asked the dealer the other day about the reasoning behind replacing the valve cover and not just the gasket, the dealer stated that the covers were plastic and that sometime they could warp and start leaking do to the heat. To prevent the dealer from having to go back and do the work twice if the covers were warped they just replace the covers to ensure the valve covers want leak.
I was going to just replace the valve cover gaskets but now I may replace the covers I dont want to do through this problem twice and with my luck my are warped.
I was going to just replace the valve cover gaskets but now I may replace the covers I dont want to do through this problem twice and with my luck my are warped.
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I asked the dealer the other day about the reasoning behind replacing the valve cover and not just the gasket, the dealer stated that the covers were plastic and that sometime they could warp and start leaking do to the heat. To prevent the dealer from having to go back and do the work twice if the covers were warped they just replace the covers to ensure the valve covers want leak.
I was going to just replace the valve cover gaskets but now I may replace the covers I dont want to do through this problem twice and with my luck my are warped.
I was going to just replace the valve cover gaskets but now I may replace the covers I dont want to do through this problem twice and with my luck my are warped.
Also look on ebay before buying the VCs from the dealer. I found mine for $75 online for both covers and gaskets a couple of months ago
Granted that was a steal, you'd still get them cheaper there than the dealer
exactly and you can buy the modified gaskets from a vendor on here to repair them yourself
I asked the dealer the other day about the reasoning behind replacing the valve cover and not just the gasket, the dealer stated that the covers were plastic and that sometime they could warp and start leaking do to the heat. To prevent the dealer from having to go back and do the work twice if the covers were warped they just replace the covers to ensure the valve covers want leak.
I was going to just replace the valve cover gaskets but now I may replace the covers I dont want to do through this problem twice and with my luck my are warped.
I was going to just replace the valve cover gaskets but now I may replace the covers I dont want to do through this problem twice and with my luck my are warped.