VQ35 SPARK PLUG GROMET

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xerexabante
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Does anyone can source the gromet for the spark plug?

My 02 Maxima is leaking oil from valve cover to spark plug port.

Thanks in advance
Modified by xerexabante at 3:17 PM 6/27/2009


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The 3.5 motor with the composite rocker cover assembly does not have separate tube seals. Replacing the entire cover doesn't sounds right to some owners and they choose to take an easy way out but if the original covers lasted 7 years in the extremes of your climate and help the engine run cooler it might not be such a bad idea.

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Thanks Steve,

I did the #2 with silicone and for 1 week still no leak. Didi the spark plugs today. New valve cover gaskets as well. No other tube seals were leaking. I also did a cooler spark plug as per Alldata. No more ping and smooth as silk.

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Thats good to hear. Sometimes that works. I find it hard to recommend something like that to people as I cannot guarantee it works.


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