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May 21, 2009 | 07:52 AM

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biggywilly

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Valve Cover Help

Hey well i was told i was having black smoke coming out of my exshaust and ive noticed my car has been bogging down alot, so i was informed that i need to replace my valve cover gasket, and last time i changed out my spark plugs i noticed alot of oil in them so im going ahead and change the tube seals, so i was wondering how hard is it to change both gasket and seals?

Plz let me know, and im going to do it so plz no offers "oh ill do for $$$" not in this economy.

May 21, 2009 | 08:09 AM

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DemonCivic

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very easy job, you shouldnt have a problem

May 21, 2009 | 08:43 AM

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remove valve cover thats super easy, the orange is the valve cover gasket and the blue is the tube seals

May 22, 2009 | 11:32 PM

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I concur. Easy stuff. Clean the places very well where sealant goes.
You can get a tube of gasket sealer cheap at Big Lots.-Bob

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May 23, 2009 | 02:31 AM

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Black smoke is unburnt fuel entering the exhaust system.

Bogging down is a symptom of the car running rich also.

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May 23, 2009 | 02:32 AM

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why would black smoke be valvecover seals?

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