zachspicey
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Hey all. Tried searching but didn't find what I was looking for. I've noticed I have slow oil seepage coming from my VC gaskets. Upon further inspection, when removing the splash guard and looking upwards towards the engine from under the car, you can see a small amount of oil dripping down from both sides of the engine above each the exhaust manifolds. I suspect my aforementioned VC gaskets are the culprit. In addition, when I replaced the plugs in my VQ35 a few weeks ago I noticed one (just one) of my plug wells was near totally full of oil. I got the car with 158k and have put 5k on it, and there's no telling how old those gaskets are. Sounds like it's time for some more maintenance.
I figure I will try to silicone up the offending spark plug seal to stop the leak there before dropping the coin on aftermarket valve covers, and throw some new VC gaskets on it during the process. My question is this: What is the preferred part number/manufacturer for the valve cover gaskets for our VQ35DE? I was checking out a couple on rockauto and a handful of them (Apex, Mahle, Fel-pro) look ever so slightly different from each other. They don't quite share the same symmetry. I can't quite tell if it's just because the gaskets are soft and malleable or if they are indeed a bit different from each other. And I would hate to tear down the car just to realize I have an improper or poorly fitting gasket and be stuck waiting on parts or otherwise unable to comfortably finish the job.
If you've replaced them before which ones did you use? And how were they after you put some miles on them? Thanks for the help.
I figure I will try to silicone up the offending spark plug seal to stop the leak there before dropping the coin on aftermarket valve covers, and throw some new VC gaskets on it during the process. My question is this: What is the preferred part number/manufacturer for the valve cover gaskets for our VQ35DE? I was checking out a couple on rockauto and a handful of them (Apex, Mahle, Fel-pro) look ever so slightly different from each other. They don't quite share the same symmetry. I can't quite tell if it's just because the gaskets are soft and malleable or if they are indeed a bit different from each other. And I would hate to tear down the car just to realize I have an improper or poorly fitting gasket and be stuck waiting on parts or otherwise unable to comfortably finish the job.
If you've replaced them before which ones did you use? And how were they after you put some miles on them? Thanks for the help.
