Valve cover leaks - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

chrom76 · 02-01-2008, 06:25 PM

Does anyone know how common a valve cover leaks are on our cars?

I’m looking at a 96 vr4; it seems to be a clean car so far, but there’s leaking all around the front valve cover (front and back of the cover not just the oil cap).

I have a 93 and the issue only seemed to be w/ the oil cap which I replaced years ago and it never came back.

stans3000gt · 02-01-2008, 06:28 PM

Its not very common

. How many miles are on the car? do you see any smoke? I am thinking that the valve covers were taken off at some point and they were not installed back on correctly. Good luck!

TwIzTeD_3kGt · 02-01-2008, 07:23 PM

Pretty common.

DBLerman · 02-01-2008, 08:02 PM

Yeah, definitely common.
Sometimes I think people forget about how old these cars really are, parts degrade after time, gaskets dry out and crack, things leak.

paul_3000gt@yah · 02-05-2008, 08:25 PM

yeah when i got my jdm engine ran perfect but the valve cover leaked just the back was worse.

02-01-2008, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
chrom76 Evil Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Drives: like Gingerbread Man Trader Rating: (1)	Valve cover leaks Does anyone know how common a valve cover leaks are on our cars? I’m looking at a 96 vr4; it seems to be a clean car so far, but there’s leaking all around the front valve cover (front and back of the cover not just the oil cap). I have a 93 and the issue only seemed to be w/ the oil cap which I replaced years ago and it never came back. __________________ ~Chröm~ thgil eht fo edis krad eht morf ma I 91 MR2 Turbo : FERVOR 93 GTO TT : FUJIN "the wind demon" 68 Stingray Conv.

02-01-2008, 06:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
stans3000gt Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Needham, M.A Drives: 1992 VR-4, 1993 SL Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Valve cover leaks Its not very common . How many miles are on the car? do you see any smoke? I am thinking that the valve covers were taken off at some point and they were not installed back on correctly. Good luck!

02-01-2008, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
TwIzTeD_3kGt 2 + 2 is CHICKEN! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Drives: 1997 VR4 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Valve cover leaks Pretty common. __________________

02-01-2008, 08:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
DBLerman Average poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North NJ Drives: '94 3000GT Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Valve cover leaks Yeah, definitely common. Sometimes I think people forget about how old these cars really are, parts degrade after time, gaskets dry out and crack, things leak. __________________

02-05-2008, 08:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
paul_3000gt@yah Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: arizona city Drives: 93 3000 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Valve cover leaks yeah when i got my jdm engine ran perfect but the valve cover leaked just the back was worse.

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