leakin oil...

[shimnacracer]

Thats where its leakin is right in my red circle there. I have very little knowlege with engines so was hoping someone on here could know the possible problems there could be with this. Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

[NAiL05]

That washer below the screw is prob goin out. Any oil in your spark plug tubes? Cheap way to fix is to see if the bolt is even tightened down on that washer deal. But if you wanna replace it just get a valve cover gasket and it should come with new ones. Plus dont overtighten.

[shimnacracer]

When I relpaced my spark plugs there was one plug that was covered in oil. I havn't checked the tubes recently but they were fine a couple weeks ago. I think this just started happening yesterday at the air-strip we got permission to go on. Doin drags up till around 110mph then shuttin them down. Could it be possible that I ruined the valve cover gasket?

[Maple50175]

Just buy a valve cover gasket set and your golden

[djcaz_aom]

^^^x2.

[simactive]

That washer below the screw is prob goin out. Any oil in your spark plug tubes? Cheap way to fix is to see if the bolt is even tightened down on that washer deal. But if you wanna replace it just get a valve cover gasket and it should come with new ones. Plus dont overtighten.

How do u know how to is tight enough comparativly to too tight?

[NAiL05]

well i think there supposed to be tightened down to 8-10ft lbs. Really not that much. Plus you will know when ther cap on the nut starts to kinda break open which means you did it too tight.

[djcaz_aom]

Right on the money: 84 in-lbs or 7ft-lbs.

[simactive]

well i think there supposed to be tightened down to 8-10ft lbs. Really not that much. Plus you will know when ther cap on the nut starts to kinda break open which means you did it too tight.

yea.... normal i just use a rachet set and tighten till it looks/feels tight enough or i think im going to break the nut/bolt. Are there extra things to find this?

O btw to get the valve cover off is it just the 4 bolts if i rmb or do u need to take out the sparkplugs too?

[NAiL05]

If it feels tight enough dont go anymore. Yea just the 4 top bolts to get off. You can either 1. pry it off (people dont recommend this way) 2. Tap it with a rubber mallet in the corners. You have to move the wires out of the way though.

[simactive]

If it feels tight enough dont go anymore. Yea just the 4 top bolts to get off. You can either 1. pry it off (people dont recommend this way) 2. Tap it with a rubber mallet in the corners. You have to move the wires out of the way though.

HMmm k thanks haha, im either going to paint or polish my valve cover haha. U know if the NGK sparkplugs all come pregapped the 1.1mm for the F22A1 engines?

[Leung]

i don't trust anything pre-gapped, and it only takes a few seconds to check it anyways.