FX50 Valve / Rocker Cover Gasket Replacement

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2009 FX50S
Has anyone here replaced the valve/rocker cover gaskets on the vq50? Tried searching here but wasn't able to find anything. I have 118k miles and just started getting a bit of a burning smell when I stop after driving. I looked under the car and I have a leak coming down from the back of the head on the passenger side. I am going to take a closer look but I am hoping its just the cover gasket. Just looking for any advice. I have the service manual and pretty sure I can handle the repair.
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That's insanely cheap. On the 35 and 45 you had to change valve covers, which were about 20x as expensive.
 
CBRworm said:
That's insanely cheap. On the 35 and 45 you had to change valve covers, which were about 20x as expensive.
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Funny you replied today I was going to update the post and say that I have not done anything with this yet. The leak seems to have stopped and I’ve had my hands full with a new baby.

Is the gasket part of the valve cover on the 35/45 or was the cover the problem?
 
I believe the issue was that the valve covers had non-replaceable spark plug tube seals, to replace them you had to get new valve covers or use a hole saw to cut the old ones out and then use an older style gasket from a different engine. It looks like the VK50 gasket includes the spark plug tube seals.
 
I finally got around to replacing the leaking gasket on the passenger side. I disconnected a fuel line and removed a few of the breather/vacuum lines to make room. I removed the throttle body but left the coolant lines attached. The FSM called for some liquid gasket maker to be used at the corners so I picked up some Permatex Ultra Grey for that.

Link to rocker cover replacement section of FSM FSM.pdf

Tools:
10mm swivel socket
10mm offset wrench
In-lbs torque wrench
Pliers

The gaskets were just over $15 each.
13270-1CA0A - Passenger side
13270-1CA0B - Driver side
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Disconnected this fuel line from the chassis and swung it out of the way
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You can see here most everything that I removed. Did not remove the airbox just the intake hose. Still need to remove coil packs and bolts etc....plugs can stay in engine.
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This was probably the hardest bolt to remove as there is very little clearance down there. 10mm offset wrench required.
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Rocker cover removed.
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New gasket
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New gasket installed on cover
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I know this is an old thread, but I'm getting ready to do mine. 200K miles, it's been slowly leaking/burning smell for a couple months. I'm not looking forward to it - I expect scraped knuckles, but I've got an array of offset 10mm wrenches and a super-shallow 10mm wobbly bit and a long weekend. I'm glad to see you were able to do it with the intake on. I pulled the intake 4 years ago to do the starter, and I'd rather not pull it again if possible. I did it on my FX45, which had acres of room compared to the 50.

Thanks for the pics!
 
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