How To Replace a Leaking Valve Cover Gasket

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Well done mate 👍🏻

I wish my valve covers were that easy! Great work.

Thanks I was told I needed this on my car.
Once it's installed do you have to wait for awhile before you drive it?

This is super helpful, thank you for making it!

I have a question. So i sandwiched my gasket between rtv sealant. Im pretty sure I did it wrong by by putting the slealent on the actual valve block. Looking for a quick reply but if not I’m going to re-do it tomorrow

So what if you changed the seal can you reopen it up ?

I’m hoping someone can give me an answer to this question. Most of the valve cover gaskets I’ve seen for the 3.6L alloytec engine blocks the pcv valve from the crank case on the passenger side, I believe this would negatively affect performance but I assume they did this to prevent as much oil from being sucked into the pcv valve and avoiding extra sludge from getting into the pcv. But I think this actually traps more sludge and oil in the area where the pcv is blocked off from the crank. Do I just keep it this way and clean up the inside manually when needed? Or do I get a gasket that will keep it open to the crank case ?

Is it necessary to change the oil after valve cover gasket replacement?

how do I find torque specs and sequence for my car? dont own the manual and I cant find it on google

No way that shopping cart stayed straight when you let it go I refuse to believe such a perfect cart exists

Charles that's an awful funny looking VW 🤣

What size are the two bolts that hold in the coil pack and where can I get them? Mine walked themselves out on the road and now I have a free floating coil pack.

wonderful video.

Thank you for this!

Thank you for sharing the knowledge

What should I check in here while this is open ?

Do you guys pay for your repair manual? Or is there a free website somewhere

why are a lot of people scared to replace them, on there own? I have 2016 Chevy Malibu 1.5 that the pump vacuum pump went out and broke inside, so now I have to take off the valve cover and fish out, we are lucky so far the end of the cam shaft it looks good, so i am fingers crossed here, but i am looking for the circular oil seal i believe is it call that the brake v. pump seat into the valve cover, it got a little scratched up in the inside of it and i feel like i should change it just to keep it from leaking, just to be sure. Any suggestions or help, i've never done anything like this so I really appreciate your video's ,. normally have a mechanic do it but we just do not have that option and its our only car.

I will be coming back to this video fairly soon as I've gotta do mine. Replaced my spark plugs and saw that all of them have oil in the wells, thankfully not a lot. Perfectly straight forward and easy to understand guide, thank you kindly.

I am left speechless, clearer than water, very well explained, without film cuts or anything excellent, tomorrow I will change the valve cover to my mazda miata 2003, thank you very much, excellent video

Man so happy I found these videos. Thorough instructions and tips. You can tell you're passionate about your trade. Keep these videos coming.

I’ve done a valve cover gasket replacement on my vvt NB2. Had been running fine with no leaks until recently. I didn’t put rtv in the corners as much as he did. I wonder if that would help me prevent oil leakages. We’ll see

I’m having a headache of problems and I’m scared and can’t afford to take my car in. I’m really trying and it’s my fist year driving. I have an oil leak on a 2012 vw eos and I don’t know what to do anymore. Can you please reply and possibly do a rundown of any ideas you might have for this problem? I’m begging for anything I just want a car that will last and get me to and from work. I can’t get a new one at the moment and I would like to make this one last. I had a Jetta that ended up taking $5k out my pocket just to find out it had a hole in the drive shaft. Please can anyone help me with my problems???

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I dont need to diagnose that it is my valve cover gasket that is leaking... When I changed my spark plugs I got a lot of oil on my wrench..... Well, I guess that is the 1.8 20VT life haha

that’s a funny looking volkswagen

I fixed my leak by getting a OEM Mazda gasket. didnt need to screw around with RTV, except the CAS O-ring part

Any specific tips or things to watch out for when doing the valve cover on a VW 2.0 TSI engine?

Charles. Do you want causes oil to build up in Golf Mk4 intercooler ? I’m finding a lot of oil in the plastic intake pipe just before the EGR valve. Any help would be great. Thanks for the fab videos 👍

Hi everyone, I know question is not related to video, is it possible for cheap scan tools to short out your pcm

please, cut your barba...it is nasty

good video .

Hey brother I'm a fan of the podcast and you have been helped by you in the past for thank always thank you. I had a 2001 vw jetta 2.0 with your videos I learned so much about it and without you I would have struggled. Sole provider for my 2 kids honestly what you do makes a difference man thank you. I'm 25 now but I started watching ya when I was younger. Thanks Charles. Hope you have an amazing day!!

Do you have any tips on restoring brittle interior plastics before they break? Got a 98 Audi that feels everything could shatter at any moment.

New subscriptor great channel i been looking a turorial about cooland flush for 2012 Passat any tips?

As you are a VW god. Is there an easy way to remove the rubbish VW puts on top of the 1.4 tsi engine, I am doing spark plugs.. My car is a 2013 yeti 1.4 TSI. Love your videos.

I must have woke up today in the incorrect reality. I see a Mazda in this video. This is going to be a strange day. I need to figure out a way to get back to my other reality.

How do you do it on an engine that doesn't valves, a cover, or gaskets?

You have to apply that green vw “valve cover sealer” to every gasket surface, the head, the valve covers, the air intake, and then smear the side of the engine with a putty knife with the same stuff. Then wait for it to burn off on the turbo manifold so it melts your air intake in Ohio, apply gorilla tape and drive home.

Somehow this engine lasted 40k and it still runs, somehow. It’s also like 80k over due for timing (belt, fsi). I think it runs on spite.

Hey just did a 7 speed DSG in a Golf, now the box grinds, tried everything

missed you and your videos., I've been sick for two and a half years.

Hello Charles, I have to replace the lower sump gasket on my Golf 7R. I saw the tip on using a tiny bit of rtv on this video. Would you suggest using a bit of rtv on the sump as well? I am using the same plastic sump and not changing to metal. Thanks and greetings from South Africa.

Usually, when I do gaskets at work, I either put some red grease on them or use gasket tack. Is this not a good practice in this case?

This video should be the template that all car repair videos are created from. Very well done. Excellent lighting. Great camerawork.

A bit of overkill with the torque wrench on a valve cover. JS

Great work as always Charles:):)

Just did this on my 97 Miata, forgot the rtv between the CAS sensor housing, that was a fun oil leak.