valve cover/spark plug seal removal help

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Aug 13, 2008 | 12:51 PM

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RonJ

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Nice job and pictures! Did you clean the inside of the valve cover with a rag or did you also use some sort of solvent?

Aug 13, 2008 | 12:58 PM

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ej6buddy

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^ most likely solvent, such as brake cleaner.

Aug 13, 2008 | 05:59 PM

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rit14623

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Nice job and pictures! Did you clean the inside of the valve cover with a rag or did you also use some sort of solvent?

Carb cleaner and a maxi-pad. I have some caked on oil around spark plug 3. I tried to remove as much as possible.

Ha ha. Just kidding... I used an old t-shirt with the carb cleaner.

Aug 13, 2008 | 06:52 PM

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GReddy_Civic

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2 things on this. One: you need an inch pound tq wrench not a ft lb that is more commonly found. Two: It is recommended to use RTV high temp gasket sealer found at most auto parts stores (Comes in a red tube)

Aug 13, 2008 | 07:07 PM

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trustdestruction

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can't you just convert the inch-lbs to ft.-lbs?

Aug 13, 2008 | 07:21 PM

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GReddy_Civic

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doubtful, especially since most tq wrenches dont go that low, but i suppose if you know the conversion factors with the correct ft lb tq wrench

Aug 13, 2008 | 07:25 PM

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trustdestruction

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oh alright, i've had to do that before and my torque wrench goes down pretty low.
i didn't realize not all torque wrenches went that low

Aug 13, 2008 | 07:28 PM

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GReddy_Civic

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A lot of them start at 25lbs or higher and Im pretty sure the VC bolts need to be that high

Aug 13, 2008 | 07:36 PM

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trustdestruction

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i can't remember what it was i was doing, but i ended up having to convert to ft.-lbs and i was at 13 ft.-lbs
i think my torque wrench goes realllllly far down