Gasket above the plugs....

mrnickleye · 10-13-2005, 04:12 AM

It called the #3 valve cover gasket byt my toyota dealer. Cost $35. Dealer only part. 1 day order. It is there to keep debri and water from getting down around the spark plugs.

The 14mm allen head bolts come off easy enough. If you don't have the socket, you can make a tool with a 14mm head bolt and 2 nuts. Just put the 2 nuts onto the end of the bolt and 'lock' them together (double-nut), then put the 'head' into the allen bolt and use a box end wrench on the lower nut to unscrew the allen bolts.

Going back on, they just need to be tight, not really 'torqued', as they only hold the gasket in place.

GreenChevelleSS · 10-13-2005, 04:16 AM

Do they require any type of sealant on the threads?

mrnickleye · 10-13-2005, 04:28 AM

NO sealant needed.

joel w · 10-13-2005, 05:05 AM

id use a dab of anti-sieze when you put it back together. on all the threads for that matter. those allen nuts were really stuck in there.

10-13-2005, 04:16 AM	#2
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10-13-2005, 04:12 AM	#1
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	It called the #3 valve cover gasket byt my toyota dealer. Cost $35. Dealer only part. 1 day order. It is there to keep debri and water from getting down around the spark plugs. The 14mm allen head bolts come off easy enough. If you don't have the socket, you can make a tool with a 14mm head bolt and 2 nuts. Just put the 2 nuts onto the end of the bolt and 'lock' them together (double-nut), then put the 'head' into the allen bolt and use a box end wrench on the lower nut to unscrew the allen bolts. Going back on, they just need to be tight, not really 'torqued', as they only hold the gasket in place.

10-13-2005, 04:28 AM	#3
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	NO sealant needed.

10-13-2005, 05:05 AM	#4
joel w Lexus & 550's Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the shadows Posts: 506	id use a dab of anti-sieze when you put it back together. on all the threads for that matter. those allen nuts were really stuck in there.