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> Valve cover weeps oil...sealant needed?
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post Sep 22 2005, 11:13 AM
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Okay, seems I have some oil leaking from the valve covers. The engine has new valve covers and seals. Installed dry. One thing I did notice -- and this may be the issue -- is that it appears that the valve covers were spray painted black. The entire cover. Would this [thin] paint compromise the integrity of the seal? I have the necessary tools to remove the paint if that's the issue. Or do the seals need Gas-A-Cinch or other sealant on them? If so, which side (head side or cover side)?

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post Sep 22 2005, 11:41 AM
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cork or rubber gaskets? check the edges and see if they are bent or deformed. the covers i had coated recently had a hard black finish on the inside. laquer thinner had no effect. the guy that did the blasting said it was pretty though. vw emblem on the inside, upside down?

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Air_Cooled_Nut   Valve cover weeps oil...sealant needed?   Sep 22 2005, 11:13 AM
Tobra   I was advised by a Porsche mechanic friend of mine...   Sep 22 2005, 11:26 AM
rhodyguy   cork or rubber gaskets? check the edges and see if...   Sep 22 2005, 11:41 AM
Joseph Mills   On my cork gaskets I use Permatex Hight Tack Gaske...   Sep 22 2005, 12:12 PM
Cap'n Krusty   ...   Sep 22 2005, 12:14 PM
Air_Cooled_Nut   Yes, VW upside down...I remember reading that here...   Sep 22 2005, 12:18 PM
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