How to change a valve cover gasket on a 1997 e420 mercedes benz

1997 MERCEDES BENZ E420
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HATOUM89
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How do you change a valve cover gasket on a 1997 e420 mercedes and what tools are used to change it? Thank you.
I have a E420 Mercedez Benz and I need to get the valve cover gasket fixed. I just need to know the steps to getting it fixed and what kind of tools are used to get it repaired and working. The car is making a clicking noise on the left side and I know that this is from the valve cover gasket so I need it to be fixed on the left side of the car. Please let me know how to do this with step and a list of tools. Thank you.
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Nov 16, 2013 at 3:21 PM
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Refer to our homepage under the DIY section for directions on valve cover replacement.
Nov 16, 2013 at 3:52 PM
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HONDATECH1983
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I'm assuming you're taking the valve cover off to adjust the valves to repair your ticking noise? I doubt replacing a gasket will fix any noise you may have unless you mean to imply it's leaking out a bunch of oil and the lack of oil is causing your valves to be noisy? Just a tip when replacing the gasket: make sure you start all of the bolts before you completely tighten any of them completely.
Nov 17, 2013 at 8:54 AM
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