Valve Cover Gasket

[xX RB Xx]

93 240SX HatchStock KA24DeAftermarket Airfreshener.. Thats about it..

Anyways.. My ka was leaking some oil and get it checked out by reliabable source and they tell me i have a bad valve cover gasket and i believe him. I get home and i figured i would check my compression to see how it was and it turned out great, 190 on all but when i was taking the spark plugs out, plug number 2 was soaked in oil but none of the other ones were.. now is it ok to drive or should i just wait until i get the gasket fixed?
Modified by xX RB Xx at 9:45 PM 4/10/2008

[OldmanPurdy]

The valve cover gasket isn't related to compression and yes it is safe to drive but still its a cheap and easy fix so theres no excuse for delaying it, be sure to order the inner and outer gaskets.

[vancouverbc]

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[xX RB Xx]

The valve cover gasket isn't related to compression and yes it is safe to drive but still its a cheap and easy fix so theres no excuse for delaying it, be sure to order the inner and outer gaskets.

oh i know it doesnt have anything to do with compression but my car has 219k on it and that made me happy when i found out my compression was better than my friends KA which has 146k on it..

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i was about to put pictures but o well..

another question is really bad if leak is coming threw the bolt like in this is pic
Modified by xX RB Xx at 5:40 PM 4/10/2008

[vancouverbc]

the more pics the better. not sure what that bolt is. if it is just the valve cover i dont see how it could be a problem.

[xX RB Xx]

the more pics the better. not sure what that bolt is. if it is just the valve cover i dont see how it could be a problem.

thats i the first bolt on top of the valve cover and i didnt if it was a problem or not.. Right after i get done driving it the oil will be there and when i come back later to check it.. it will be gone. so i dont know. But yeah i will post more pics.. I went out and bought the RVT and gasket today and i will swap it out tomorrow and take pics and probably do a right up about it just incase no-one else has done a right up about it. Just trying to help out whatever way i can.

[xX RB Xx]

the more pics the better. .

ok well here you go.. i dont know if you can tell much from this or not but this before i am going to change it out..

[xX RB Xx]

What do you propose i use to clean the valve cover? I want it nice and clean so i can tell if it starts leaking again.

[vancouverbc]

people rec simple green max auto cleaner and degreaser. have not tried it. spray bottle. its nontoxic.

[xX RB Xx]

ok will have to see what i have laying around the house.. Ill let you guys know how it goes tomorrow.. any other suggestions before tomorrow?

[OldmanPurdy]

ok will have to see what i have laying around the house.. Ill let you guys know how it goes tomorrow.. any other suggestions before tomorrow?

There is an inner gasket that seals the inner bolt holes and the spark plug sockets, since you have oil in both it needs to be replaced along with the outer gasket.

[xX RB Xx]

Done.. Its all good now. Im just waiting for the the RTV to dry and ill be good.. No leaks... Crosses Fingers!

[xX RB Xx]

Pretty easy and fun fix. Had a friend over and we had some fun messing around with my car and got our hands dirty in the process.

[OldmanPurdy]

Valve cover gasket for most people is the first time they ever open up their engine, doing that repair yourself feels good and will give you the confidince to tackle bigger jobs in the future, congrats!

[xX RB Xx]

Valve cover gasket for most people is the first time they ever open up their engine, doing that repair yourself feels good and will give you the confidince to tackle bigger jobs in the future, congrats!

You pretty much summed it up. That was the first time i have worked on my engine and now i really want to work it some more. I got a really bad itch to throw some new cams in.