How do i seal my valve cover?

[dyce590]

i recently bought a new valve cover with a new gasket. according to my haynes book i need to put rubber sealant somewhere.. the book wasnt straight forward so can someone tell me where to apply the sealant or show me a diagram?

 

[BlackHopeDC5]

hmmmm from what i remember when i took my valve cover off the sealant was between the valve cover and the gasket just put small amounts of it to keep the seal on the top cover

 

[unr8ed06]

 

[Shaguar47]

I believe it's only 4 corners that need it. If you are completely not sure at all, just take off the current valve cover and look for some bond residue. That'll tell ya where!

 

[dyce590]

yea, the diagram in the haynes book showed 4 corners (block shaped parts of the gasket). does the sealant go between the VC and the gasket or between the gasket and the cylinder head?

 

[FRODO]

between the gasket and the head and on the four corners.

 

[civic98turbo]

"hondabond" is what is recommended.....but you can use just normal gasket sealer...in the corners by the cam gear and the distributor.....and dip your finger in oil and put it all over the gasket surface where its gonna meet the head

 

[Genuine Rolla]

hmm...I didnt do that when i did mine...so that could be the reason why i have some oil on my block......

 

[NOFX]

Honda's PDF, page 6-23 even says about the valve cover seal, "Apply liquid gasket at the four corners of the recesses."

 

[Szady]

hmm...I didnt do that when i did mine...so that could be the reason why i have some oil on my block......

Duht-duh-duh (or however you spell it....)



My VC gasket is starting to go, Im slowly slowly leaking oil....

 

[Going-West]

I just replaced my valve cover and didn't re-seal anything...I could still see plenty of sealant on the gasket though. No leakage so far

 

[Jmoto911]

Everytime I read this thread title I read "How do I steal a valve cover?" .... It keeps playing tricks on me!

 

[--<EM1>--]

hondabond ftw. putting the liquid sealer between the cover and gasket is what youre supposed to do. you can put it all around the cover if you like to ensure proper seal. i noticed that on the front and around the cam seals is where it leaks the most IF any.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

i'll have to do that when im redoing my valve cover with wrinke paint this week....i just thought you put on the gasket and you're good to go...haha. glad i learned that.

 

[dyce590]

haha, i found my dads "elmer's rubber sealant" in my garage and i was ready to use that. glad i didnt.let me get this right for all the people who are still kind of confuzed:
sealant goes:
between VC and gasket
4 corners (and front if need be)
rub oil on the gasket where it meets the head

 

[97-ferio]

you put the sealant anywhere where there is an angle on the cylinder head...basically, on an SOHC there will be four spots where you apply the sealant...(eight spots on a DOHC)...two on the side near the dizzy, and two on the side near the cam sprocket. they're like 90 degree angles. the "rim" of the cylinder head angles up at these points because this is where the camshaft passes under. i wish i had a picture to show you, it'd be a lot easier to explain, hahaha. and, for sealant, you can use Hondabond...they sell it at InlineFour.com /// or, you can also use a high temp silicone sealant, that's what i did, and it works fine. i'll try and find a pic for you though...or, just take a pic of your cylinder head with the VC off, and i'm sure someone will be able to show you where to put the sealant at. and when you apply the sealant at each spot, you only will need a little bit. best of luck to you.

 

[NOFX]

Here, this is exactly what Honda says to do.

 

[97-ferio]

here's some pics...please ignore the white arrow on the first pic...i used this pic for another example somewhere else...the red arrows point to the area that needs sealant applied to it (sealant is applied to the VC gasket...only on the spots that cover the areas marked by the arrows)...on the second pic, picture my engine with the VC off, and that's the four areas that need sealant applied to it. hope this helps.


...sorry for the crappy pics.

 

[97-ferio]

snap, someone beat me to it while i was posting my pics. thanks NOFX. good deal...the diagram above my previous post is a perfect example...good luck mang.

 

[NOFX]

snap, someone beat me to it while i was posting my pics. thanks NOFX. good deal...the diagram above my previous post is a perfect example...good luck mang.

Sorry about that. Maybe the diagrams in my post are a little clearer though. I thought it'd help since it's from the manual.

Hope it helps whoever needs it.