 Valve cover gasket, What do I do? |
 Aug 25, 2012 - 11:04 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 17, '12 From Los Angeles, California Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%)  |
Hi,
I have just replaced the valve cover gasket and when I read the instructions on that RTV silicone it says there that I need 24 hrs. for it to fully cure. So my questions is this, can I use the car after the cover is fully tight, or I need to wait until tomorrow? What should I do? Thanks!!!! -------------------- |
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Aug 25, 2012 - 12:01 PM
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QUOTE (JohanFer @ Aug 25, 2012 - 11:04 AM)  Hi, I have just replaced the valve cover gasket and when I read the instructions on that RTV silicone it says there that I need 24 hrs. for it to fully cure. So my questions is this, can I use the car after the cover is fully tight, or I need to wait until tomorrow? What should I do? Thanks!!!! As long as u put a real valve cover gasket(rtv as a bonus) and not just rtv you can drive. If you just squirted rtv in place of a valve cover gasket(not recommended) you can't drive. |
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Aug 25, 2012 - 12:09 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 4, '12 From US Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (xrav22 @ Aug 25, 2012 - 1:01 PM) As long as u put a real valve cover gasket(rtv as a bonus) and not just rtv you can drive. If you just squirted rtv in place of a valve cover gasket(not recommended) you can't drive. Yep, always get a proper valve cover gasket (some people are unlucky and have cars that don't use them) I put on mine and put some Mega Grey on there, and under the spark plug tube seals as well. Left it there for around an hour for it to start drying then ran the car to check for leaks. -------------------- 1993 Celica GT Coupe - sold
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JohanFer Valve cover gasket Aug 25, 2012 - 11:04 AM
JohanFer Oh yes!!! I did put a brand new gasket... Aug 25, 2012 - 4:08 PM al94st There's no reason to put RTV on a valve cover ... Aug 25, 2012 - 8:25 PM
trdproven QUOTE (al94st @ Aug 26, 2012 - 11:25... Aug 25, 2012 - 8:44 PM al94st Wrong, you don't. Unless you're talking ab... Aug 26, 2012 - 4:08 PM trdproven Remember, he has a 5s, so trust me everyone here w... Aug 26, 2012 - 5:10 PM |
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