1998 Saturn SL1 Valve cover bolt leak

1998 SATURN SL1
262,000 MILES • 1.9L • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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BBARBO9
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I have a leak out of my valve cover bolts. I have the new seal and all on it but still is leaking bad and is leaking on down to my spark plugs and fouling them so please help!!! Be nice to have a oil change for a reason now instead to loose it haha
Jan 1, 2014 at 6:22 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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What kind of gasket did you put on?
Jan 1, 2014 at 8:01 AM
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BBARBO9
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I honestly don't know I just got it from autozone is all I do know haha
Jan 1, 2014 at 8:31 AM
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Was it the silicone tube to make your own gasket or the rubber fel pro one?I have never had the rubber fel pro one leak on one of those.
Jan 1, 2014 at 8:45 AM
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It was fel pro that's why I don't understand either
Jan 1, 2014 at 9:06 AM
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Did you make sure all the old silicone was scraped out of the valve cover?Also made sure you cleaned the head off?The gasket didn't fall out or blow out when you tightend the valve cover?Those valve covers are aluminum so they dont warp.
Jan 1, 2014 at 9:47 AM
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Its only coming out of the top of the bolt though...
Jan 1, 2014 at 9:52 AM
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Did the new gasket come with new hold down bolt grommets?
Jan 1, 2014 at 11:29 AM
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No it did not
Jan 1, 2014 at 7:53 PM
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Replaced the grommets.
Jan 1, 2014 at 8:59 PM
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