Thread: How difficult? - valve covers

Results 1 to 10 of 10
  1. #1 How difficult? - valve covers 
    SE Level Member pontiacgp759's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Ada, OH
    Posts
    106
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    I'm leaking a fair amount of oil from my front and rear valve cover gaskets. I'm going to go ahead and change them this weekend. Has anyone had any experience changing them? how difficult/how long will it take me? Is there anything I should know? Thanks
    Reply With Quote  
     

  2. #2 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    GTP Level Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    MA
    Posts
    568
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    make sure to scrape all the old gasket away to leave you with a fresh clean surface..rock the motor forward and have it stay there to access the rear easier..so easy a blind person can do it
    03 GTP - 13.8 @ 100 2.160ft
    99 GTP - DD
    *Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veteran*
    Reply With Quote  
     

  3. #3 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    Awaiting Confirmation
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    aowdnawi
    Posts
    23,292
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    scrape gasket? Its a rubber gasket. It should just pull off in one piece.
    Reply With Quote  
     

  4. #4 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    GPF Mr. President nawarkk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    West Side Michigan
    Posts
    3,432
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    2
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    I think he meant the flat surface. The only problem I ran into when replacing my Valve Cover Gaskets was taking of the bracket that's connected to the coil packs. There was a bolt that was very hard to loosen since I couldn't get a socket to it. You have use a wrench and have very little room to work with...
    Reply With Quote  
     

  5. #5 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    Awaiting Confirmation
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    aowdnawi
    Posts
    23,292
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    Clean it up with a towel.

    Note, inside lip of that mating surface is sharp, can cut too.
    Reply With Quote  
     

  6. #6 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    donated to get this wow TorqueAutoMotiv's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    stockton ca
    Posts
    5,292
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    You can get to the coil bracket bolt with a spark plug socket that has the hex on the back then use another socket on the sparkplug socket

    Other wise its a peice of cake couple hours max if you take your time

    98 gtp sedan forest green ,S1X intense cam,Intense pcm,Magnaflow exhaust, ubend delete,TEP trans 3.29's,3.4 smoothflow mps,Dyno'd 281hp and 371ft #'s of trq at the wheels
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3338681
    Reply With Quote  
     

  7. #7 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    The mod from over yonder TheOtherNick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Charles City, IA
    Posts
    9,955
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by TorqueAutoMotiv View Post
    You can get to the coil bracket bolt with a spark plug socket that has the hex on the back then use another socket on the sparkplug socket

    Other wise its a peice of cake couple hours max if you take your time
    never thought of doing that.
    01 gtp-big cam e85 dd 78dodge- guzzling fuel 05 cummins- rollin coal
    SMGPFC Two Nipple General
    Reply With Quote  
     

  8. #8 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    donated to get this wow TorqueAutoMotiv's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    stockton ca
    Posts
    5,292
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    Im good at coming up with random ways at doing simple jobs it works good great though

    98 gtp sedan forest green ,S1X intense cam,Intense pcm,Magnaflow exhaust, ubend delete,TEP trans 3.29's,3.4 smoothflow mps,Dyno'd 281hp and 371ft #'s of trq at the wheels
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3338681
    Reply With Quote  
     

  9. #9 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    Donating Users mystic231's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    302
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    It's covered under a recall. My '02 GTP was done by a dealer and a have a postcard laying here from GM to get my '98 GT done.
    '98 Bright Red GT 278,000 miles and counting...
    '02 Galaxy Silver GTP GMPP Suspension, F Body front brakes, TDC FWI intake, Ported M90, Intake, and Throttlebody, Overkill PCM
    '02 Bright Red GT
    Reply With Quote  
     

  10. #10 Re: How difficult? - valve covers 
    Donating Users Warbeaver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    St. Louis
    Posts
    601
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    its pretty simple. just some stuff you gotta take off. on a gtp, you take off the alternator, maybe the map bracket, the coil pack bracket, and the dog bones. Beneath the alternator is a bracket that has 3 bolts. You need to take those 3 bolts out. This will enable you to move it a little to slide the valve cover out. You can't move it too far though because the coolant elbow is connected to it. This is how i did mine. I didnt feel like draining coolant and putting on a new elbow just for valve cover gaskets.

    Ideally, its better to do valve covers when you do Intake manifold gaskets, cuz everything will be off anyways, and the coolant will already be drained, and you will need new coolant elbows.

    If you aren't doing gaskets, just do as said. I have done it twice to install rockers with no problems. And, yes, take a utility blade and scrape the surface of the head where the valve covers go on.
    Reply With Quote  
     

Similar Threads

  1. Smooth Valve Covers
    By stlmo_gtp in forum How To Write-Ups/Tech Tips
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 01-19-2012, 02:03 PM
  2. 3800 Valve covers
    By Sonny in forum Shops and Community Heroes
    Replies: 30
    Last Post: 12-09-2009, 07:10 PM
  3. zzp valve covers
    By rodman in forum Turbo
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 08-30-2009, 04:20 PM
Tags for this Thread

View Tag Cloud

Bookmarks
Bookmarks
Posting Permissions
  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •