realness1978
CEG'er
I am going to replace the valve cover gasket. I brought the valve cover gasket from autozone. The clerk suggested I put silicone on the valve cover along with the gasket for added protection. Do you think this is a good idea?
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Valve Cover Replacement
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Scorpion8
Hard-core CEG'er
Did he mean high temp silicone RTV gasket sealer?
CSVT#49
Addicted CEG'er
Personally no... you don't want any of that silicone falling into your valvetrain.
Did you also get the sprak plug well gaskets? Thats what you don't want to leak. You'll end up with oil in your plug wells, which will cause miss fires.
B3NN3TT
Hard-core CEG'er
There are a couple of spots on the VC gasket that REQUIRE silicone, but definitely not all over.
The points where the timing cover and head meet have little textured spots where you are supposed to use RTV. You can see them on the gasket. Use a dab there. That's it.
The points where the timing cover and head meet have little textured spots where you are supposed to use RTV. You can see them on the gasket. Use a dab there. That's it.
Lord Stanley
Hard-core CEG'er
He has a Zetec, so they are built into the main gasket...
realness1978
CEG'er
Yes he did. Here is a link to it. do you think it is necessary?
http://www.hardwarestore.com/pop-print/larger-image.aspx?prodNo=22513
Scorpion8
Hard-core CEG'er
That'll work.
realness1978
CEG'er
should i replace the pcv also?
striker2
Official CEG Vendor
Do you have a Zetec (4cyl) or Duratec (6cyl)? if the Zetec then you do not need any RTV to do the valve cover gasket.
Scorpion8
Hard-core CEG'er
Considering the position and how much interference you have already removed, I would go ahead and do it now myself.