Camry Spark Plug Tubes - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

blkdmnrcing · 07-30-2005, 09:38 PM

I need some help quick, tomorrow i am planning on resealing my spark plug tubes because the fourth cylinder one is leaking oil. does anyone know, or can anyone give me a step by step walk through to complete this procedure. i would ask my dad, but he doesnt care about the car. so i am taking this project on by myself. thanks in advance for the help, you guys are the greatest.

Joe Portera

P.S. what should i use to reseal the tubes? my dad said something about using RTV. would that work?

fredk · 07-30-2005, 10:24 PM

pull the cover off and replace the gasket around the edge and the 4 tube seals, tighten the nuts and drive it for a few weeks, then retighten the nuts

blkdmnrcing · 07-30-2005, 10:51 PM

is the gasket around the edge that your referring to called the valve cover gasket, or is it something different? i just put a new valve cover gasket on it back in april.

Tommy · 07-30-2005, 11:29 PM

yeah, each spark plug tube has its own gaskets, from what i remember you have to remove the tubes to replace the gaskets though. check a haynes manual.

blkdmnrcing · 07-30-2005, 11:41 PM

yea i know i have to remove the tube, but i was wondering the gasket around the edge that fredk is referring to, is that the valve cover gasket, or something else?

Tommy · 07-30-2005, 11:58 PM

when you remove the valve cover, there is a gasket between the head and the valve cover, thats the valve cover gasket. the spark plugs have their own.

flex-appeal · 07-31-2005, 12:08 AM

I just tighened the nuts on my 5SFE and the oil leak went away. Might as well try that if you havent already. You might have a pleasant surprise.

blkdmnrcing · 07-31-2005, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fredk

pull the cover off and replace the gasket around the edge and the 4 tube seals, tighten the nuts and drive it for a few weeks, then retighten the nuts

what is that gasket th at he is talking about around the edge, its not the tube seals, its a different gasket.

blkdmnrcing · 07-31-2005, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flex-appeal

I just tighened the nuts on my 5SFE and the oil leak went away. Might as well try that if you havent already. You might have a pleasant surprise.

im replacing the tube gaskets because oil is already leaking into the spark plug tube itself, and has been for a long time, even before i took the top end apart, and retorqued everything to factory spec, so that narrowed it down to the tube seals

flex-appeal · 07-31-2005, 07:47 AM

Tommy is referring to the rocker cover gasket - you can just use RTV on that i think. Should be no prob.
I had exactly the same prob as you, and the gaskets were ok - my guess is that the last person who took the rocker cover off didnt torque it back properly. Its always a possibility, especially if someone worked on it themselves.

fredk · 07-31-2005, 08:12 AM

dont go crazy tightening the 4 nuts

88 LE · 07-31-2005, 08:32 AM

Are you replacing the seals at the top or bottom of the tube?

The seals (spark plug tube seals/gaskets) at the top are easy to replace. Theres 4 of them and their underneath the nuts that hold down the valve cover.

The bottom of the tube screws into the cylinder head. You need a special tool to remove the tubes.

http://store.autotoolexpress.com/asstoy150.html

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/asstoy150.html

blkdmnrcing · 07-31-2005, 09:16 AM

the tubes unscrew easily, my dad has all the tools for that (he's a toyota tech). but it looks like the project is under way. im going to go and try to start it now. thanks for the help guys. i will post up if i have any problems

fredk · 07-31-2005, 09:20 AM

white90dx · 07-31-2005, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88 LE

Are you replacing the seals at the top or bottom of the tube?

The seals (spark plug tube seals/gaskets) at the top are easy to replace. Theres 4 of them and their underneath the nuts that hold down the valve cover.

The bottom of the tube screws into the cylinder head. You need a special tool to remove the tubes.

http://store.autotoolexpress.com/asstoy150.html

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/asstoy150.html

Does it bother anyone else that the website filename is "asstoy" ???

Good luck with the leak! (I think I have the same one in my Camry...

-Charlie