This is a freshly refinished cover. Checked for wracking and out of level, as
well as having any exterior scuffing repaired. There was no indication of
escaping oil on the cover, just below the gasket.
clay monroe
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> On Aug 11, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Me
The only time my 617 tossed oil by the gallon was when my oil cooler hose
failed.
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I have now installed a fresh gasket and made sure everything is scrupulously
clean, all obstructions out of the way. Fitted the gasket fully to the dry
cover to make sure it did not try to escape. The leak was not slowed.
Probably due to not getting it torqued down “Just Enough”. Once the e
Unless there is a hairline crack in the valve cover itself, which happened
to me once.
On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 7:59 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> How did you set the gasket? This critical, it's not just pop it on the
> cover and screw it down!
>
> Best practi
How did you set the gasket? This critical, it's not just pop it on the cover
and screw it down!
Best practice is to make sure the gasket is fitted to the cover all the way
around, clean and dry. Head must also be clean and dry.
Thump the cover firmly agains the head five or six times with th
OM617?
There's a wire that can get trapped between the valve cover gasket and the
cylinder head. It's on the driver's side front of the valve cover. Also check
that the area where the bolts pass through the valve cover are a little below
the outside edge of it.
Rick
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