shoulda had me do it...lol
i do recommend a proper mating surface with gasket maker though!
maybe i should have wet it with some oil like is done when installing a new oil filter?
also all of the bolts have sleeves that only allow them to compress the cover so much to the head. those could have collapsed over time and the cover was to tight causing the seal not to seal ...
The "sleeves" are just part of the gasket set. It's not a metal sleeve so you can actually over tighten it.
really? I never got anything more then the gasket when I got one. isn't there the spacers similar to the V6 UIM has?
I'm almost positive it's just the rubber inserts. You can crunch them down as hard as you want when you tighten it.
i would think about using a gasket maker