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Valve Cover Leak


Q0808
06-20-2009, 11:03 PM
A few months ago I replaced the valve cover gasget on my 1996 sl2 but it seems that it is still leaking and i think its spraying onto the belt that sits directly next to the engine, i think its for the ac. any suggestions? and yes the bolts on the valve cover and nice and tight

saturntech
07-01-2009, 07:05 AM
Might be the crank seal leaking, oil would leak out and the run on the serp belt and spray all over the place

RC1488
07-02-2009, 06:53 AM
Did you torque to spec (89 INCH lbs) in the correct pattern?

Q0808
07-02-2009, 08:29 PM
no, i didnt know that they had to be torqued, my mechanic (brother in law) didn't know either. whats the pattern?

RC1488
07-09-2009, 02:48 PM
Sorry this is late. Its a spiral sequence out starting from the inner middle bolt, left inner bolt, right inner bolt, etc etc

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