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valve cover gasket
well yesterday i got one of my oil leaks fixed. i got the valve cover gaskets from subaruparts.com. can i say what a PITA. the passenger side took about an hour to do. and the driver side took 3 hours to do. i could not even get driver side one out of the engine bay. so i cleaned as much as i could and dropped in the gasket and it turned out fine.
p.s. it was not as bad as i thought it would be
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OK I HAVE A QUESTION and I didn't want to make a new thread.
Do I have to drain the oil to open up the valve covers? I mean is there not oil that's going to spill out if I open them up or should I drain a quart or two first?
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Yes it does and now I just have to wait for things to cool down. :DDDD
edit: Uh but Eggo says I should do it now wtf?
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Don't you ever take out a pan or a cover from the engine unless it is cooled 100%. Believe me i have seen engine get F***ed up because of that
The thing is the seperated parts get wavy surfaces when they are still hot.
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Mmmmmm Eggo's..........
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AHA! That was great.
Been about 2 hours sitting there. I wonder if it's ready for teh me. Oh wait no, 3 hours. Should be good.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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So which side is considered left? Intake side? Battery? I'm assuming the passenger's side...
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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And yeah, the left has a lot more crap in the way of getting it out.
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The inside of the covers are marked pretty clearly.
I'll get photos up sometime tomorrow.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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