Oil in spark plug cylinder.
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#18
I'm going to bump this as I start doing the research because winter is growing near in MN, I remember hearing something about a company that replaces the seal on covers and sends them to you, and in return you can send them yours as a core. Anyone have the link handy? I can't seem to find it in here.
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To the OP, there are plenty of folks on here who have replaced their leaky valve covers with used ones. As long as it wasn't defective to begin with, it should be fine. (For reference, pretty much everyone who's posted up pix of their painted valve covers in the engine bay thread is rocking a pair of secondhand valve covers). Just remember to get new gaskets and take your time on the install - it doesn't take more than 60-90 minutes going slow if you have basic hand tools.
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I started to change mine yesterday and I knew I was going to see some type of oil in #6, but when I pulled it out it was more than I expected, half way full of oil. Going to the dealer on monday to get the valve cover replaced, since I still have warranty. Not sure if I should get the other 5 replaced because there was no oil dripping, but there was some on the spark plug itself.
#29
Wait so you have to buy a whole new valve cover just to fix this problem?? This doesnt make sense for just replacing a gasket or is there more to it than just the gasket??? I've seen the pictures from different threads of when people replace their valve cover and I just dont understand y u would have to replace the whole valve cover instead of just the gasket.
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