HELP Removing Valve Cover

**alexvr** · 02-04-2007, 03:58 PM

i am leaking oil thru the valve cover and i have a v6, i tryd to take it off but that thing didnt come, i tryed prying it but there wasnt a good spot to get it from and i tryed to hit it with a rubber hammer and also grabed it from the oil cap opening and the lil bracket thats on the top left and wiggling it but nothing, is there another way to take it off, i need to change it asap before my car catches on fire thanks

**seth98esT** · 02-04-2007, 04:00 PM

Your car wont catch fire do to an oil leak. Ive taken off the front valve cover on a stock 8g v6 once. After all the bolts were off it was stuck, just get a rubber mallet and start tapping on all sides. It will come loose, just takes some tapping.

**Fishboy55** · 02-04-2007, 04:17 PM

^ X2

**milo111000** · 02-04-2007, 06:45 PM

or get a flat peice o metal and kinda insert it between the gasket to get a crack to start with.. good luck..

**pinoyesv6** · 02-04-2007, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by milo111000

or get a flat peice o metal and kinda insert it between the gasket to get a crack to start with.. good luck..

i wouldn't do that. you run a risk of warping the valve cover and then creating more problems

**outspoken** · 02-04-2007, 08:06 PM

straight from haynes:

"...if the cover sticks to the cylinder head, tap on it with a soft face hammer or place a wood block against the cover and tap on the wood with a hammer. Caution: if you have to pry between the valve cover and the cylinder head, be extremely careful not to gouge or nick the gasket surfaces of either part. a leak could develop after reassembly."

guess that is kind of copyright violation in posting that. =/ mods might remove it.

**raw0055** · 02-04-2007, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

straight from haynes:

"...if the cover sticks to the cylinder head, tap on it with a soft face hammer or place a wood block against the cover and tap on the wood with a hammer. Caution: if you have to pry between the valve cover and the cylinder head, be extremely careful not to gouge or nick the gasket surfaces of either part. a leak could develop after reassembly."

guess that is kind of copyright violation in posting that. =/ mods might remove it.

Did that and works like a charm

**pvu_rida** · 02-04-2007, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

straight from haynes:

"...if the cover sticks to the cylinder head, tap on it with a soft face hammer or place a wood block against the cover and tap on the wood with a hammer. Caution: if you have to pry between the valve cover and the cylinder head, be extremely careful not to gouge or nick the gasket surfaces of either part. a leak could develop after reassembly."

guess that is kind of copyright violation in posting that. =/ mods might remove it.

naw ur good..... u gave credit.... so its not plagarism....