sisyphus
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Has anyone tried using brake fluid to soften the rubber gasket on an ALH valve cover gasket?
Another leaking valve cover thread?
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panthers89fan90
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If your valve cover gasket has seen better days, do it right and buy a new valve cover.
keaton85
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I've always used anaerobic sealer and never had a leak. I have a lot of the pink Volvo sealant around so that is what I end up using, although any other brand should work just as well.
I've seen a topic about just replacing the seal instead of the whole cover. I don't know what ever happened with that...
I've seen a topic about just replacing the seal instead of the whole cover. I don't know what ever happened with that...
sisyphus
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The seal isn't available separately. You need to drop 200 bucks on a new valve cover.
keaton85
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You can get the gasket alone, just do a little googling.
Or remove and replace with either silicone or a generic o-ring of the correct length.
Or remove and replace with either silicone or a generic o-ring of the correct length.
sisyphus
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I did googling. Apparently the gasket is molded into the valve cover. It goes around all the fasteners, so it's not like an o-ring.
There are plenty of threads on this on these pages.
There are plenty of threads on this on these pages.
keaton85
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They are on eBay...
sisyphus
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I'm sure they are. He Who Shall Not Be Named sells them.
fouillard13
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wow.. I googled "prothe VW" and wow. just read about him on 3 different forums, from probably 40 different posters. sounds like he sells even worse stuff than you get on ebay.
I have a feeling he shops on alibaba.com. factory direct for pennies (must buy 10,000 units though) and its absolutely garbage.
I have a feeling he shops on alibaba.com. factory direct for pennies (must buy 10,000 units though) and its absolutely garbage.
panthers89fan90
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buying a generic gasket or using sealant without a gasket is just asking for trouble. Would you rather do the job once or over and over again? Choose the right way the first time and save yourself time and money over the long run.
What about using a gasket and sealant together. Even the original gasket