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post Aug 25, 2012 - 11:04 AM
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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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post 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.
post Aug 25, 2012 - 12:09 PM
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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.


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