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Valve cover gasket leak

Post by Wheelie45 » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:37 am

Recently went for timing belt change. After change liao got oil seepage from the valve cover gasket..went back to workshop to retighten again n clean off the oil residue but few days later problem come back... anyone encounter this before after timing belt change? Any torque load to retighten the valve cover?

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Post by guniang6618 » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:22 pm

actually u should change the valve cover seal.. it cost like only less than $25 if i'nm not wrong.. and it will save u some problem... not forgeting the bolts to the valve covers have seals as well!!!! its round in shae one... MCDS can correct me if i'm worng..

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Post by fred59 » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:35 pm

Honda's gaskets are designed to reseal a few times, honda's tapets go loose very often buay song open and adjust until song, since its cheap normally we change it.

It could be the workshop you go to dont know our engine well.

Lastly, our block is aluminium alloy, never got it overheated. Engine block will warp and uneven leads to oil leaks.
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Post by MCDS » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:09 am

I could have swown that I replied to this thread on Wednesday morning... yet now my 'post' is missing... hmmm...

dejaVu? or I super imagine it?


anyways, I suggested changing the gasket and if that does not work, to replace the head studs, plus changing yet another seal...



funny....
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Post by Wheelie45 » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:11 pm

Eh before the timing belt change no oil leak from tr leh..i change all the seals liao leh..sianz..any workshop to recommend tat know our es well?

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Post by MCDS » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:52 pm

the timing belt change operation involves opening up the top cover and so it is not surprising that it could be leaking now...

go back to that workshop to ask them to look at it.. maybe they forgot a screw or nut or two...
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Post by Wheelie45 » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:08 pm

I went back liao..they help me retighten liao and say got abit of oil seepage is normal...my mechanic told me tat some others are worse den mine..but to me not normal leh..i suppose change oil seal liao should b better right..

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Post by MCDS » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:11 pm

that workshop mechanic tell you 'some oil seepage is normal'?

time to FOREVER BAN that workshop, or if that is your workshop, time to tell that mechanic to find another job as a pump attendant or something.... not mechanic for cars...


got seepage means someting is starting to be wrong leow.

other people got radiation poisoning also... normal lor hor? nb...

who cares about other people ... the issue is with your car, now...

unless you been redlining your engine for hours everyday... you should NOT have seepage.
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Post by Wheelie45 » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:04 am

So other than kah motor any other good workshop to recommend for fixing this?

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