oil leaking on engine head

I have a 95 toyota pickup 22R-E

oil seems to be leaking from 3 of the 4 bolts on the top of the engine. (I'm not sure what the proper name is). two sit next to the oil filter cap and the other two are on the opposite end of the engine.

on my most recent oil change, i was told that oil was leaking and my valve needs to be replaced. I don't know the specific parts but I was quoted that parts & labor for a the item circled is "valve gasket". It would come to $195. Now I'm beginning to understand that this is a difficult job for a beginner requiring engine removal. Is this correct?

I would appreciate any pointers for better diagnosing the problem, as I'm not sure what exactly which valve it is or if its all the valve components.
I would also appreciate any possible ideas on a remedy for the leak.

Thank you.


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"jodenesparks" <Power-Poster@power-post.org> sez:
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> I have a 95 toyota pickup 22R-E
>
> oil seems to be leaking from 3 of the 4 bolts on the top of the engine.[/color]
(I'm not sure what the proper name is). two sit next to the oil filter cap
and the other two are on the opposite end of the engine.[color=blue]
>
> on my most recent oil change, i was told that oil was leaking and my valve[/color]
needs to be replaced. I don't know the specific parts but I was quoted that
parts & labor for a the item circled is "valve gasket". It would come to
$195. Now I'm beginning to understand that this is a difficult job for a
beginner requiring engine removal. Is this correct?

No, what needs replacing is the valve cover gasket. You seem to have that
mixed up with replacing the valves ...
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> I would appreciate any pointers for better diagnosing the problem, as I'm[/color]
not sure what exactly which valve it is or if its all the valve components.[color=blue]
> I would also appreciate any possible ideas on a remedy for the leak.[/color]

All that entails is removing the cover by removing those 4 bolts, taking the
old gasket material out, cleaning out the oil/crud from the gasket channel,
putting new gasket in with perhaps a bit of RTV sealer and bolting the cover
back on.

Good wrenchin' to ya,
VLJ
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Follow on to VLJ's comment. Gasket available about $25.00. total labor time
(including removing the relative hoses etc. ) about 2 hrs.
Bill
"vlj" <v@l.j> wrote in message news:W_ydnTLGzY98EMTeRVn-vg@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> "jodenesparks" <Power-Poster@power-post.org> sez:
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>> I have a 95 toyota pickup 22R-E
>>
>> oil seems to be leaking from 3 of the 4 bolts on the top of the engine.[/color]
> (I'm not sure what the proper name is). two sit next to the oil filter cap
> and the other two are on the opposite end of the engine.[color=green]
>>
>> on my most recent oil change, i was told that oil was leaking and my
>> valve[/color]
> needs to be replaced. I don't know the specific parts but I was quoted
> that
> parts & labor for a the item circled is "valve gasket". It would come to
> $195. Now I'm beginning to understand that this is a difficult job for a
> beginner requiring engine removal. Is this correct?
>
> No, what needs replacing is the valve cover gasket. You seem to have that
> mixed up with replacing the valves ...
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>> I would appreciate any pointers for better diagnosing the problem, as I'm[/color]
> not sure what exactly which valve it is or if its all the valve
> components.[color=green]
>> I would also appreciate any possible ideas on a remedy for the leak.[/color]
>
> All that entails is removing the cover by removing those 4 bolts, taking
> the
> old gasket material out, cleaning out the oil/crud from the gasket
> channel,
> putting new gasket in with perhaps a bit of RTV sealer and bolting the
> cover
> back on.
>
> Good wrenchin' to ya,
> VLJ
> --
>
>
>
>[/color]

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:49:32 GMT, "jodenesparks"
<Power-Poster@power-post.org> wrote:
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>I have a 95 toyota pickup 22R-E
>
>oil seems to be leaking from 3 of the 4 bolts on the top of the engine. (I'm not sure what the proper name is). two sit next to the oil filter cap and the other two are on the opposite end of the engine.[/color]

Those nuts hold the valve cover on. I'd start by making sure they
are tightened properly.... they may be too loose.
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>
>on my most recent oil change, i was told that oil was leaking and my valve needs to be replaced. I don't know the specific parts but I was quoted that parts & labor for a the item circled is "valve gasket". It would come to $195. Now I'm beginning to understand that this is a difficult job for a beginner requiring engine removal. Is this correct?
>[/color]

As someone mentioned ... parts(a valve cover gasket) won't cost
that much. You do have to move a bunch of hoses etc and make sure
they get put back on properly. Bribe a mechanic friend to come help
and you'll know how to do it next time ... and maybe he/she will
share the pizza and beer.

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>I would appreciate any pointers for better diagnosing the problem, as I'm not sure what exactly which valve it is or if its all the valve components.
>I would also appreciate any possible ideas on a remedy for the leak.
>
>Thank you.
>
>
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THAT SHOULD BE YOUR VALVE COVER , & THE BOLTS THAT HOLD IT DOWN TIGHT. TRY
TIGHTNING THEM DOWN 1ST, SEE IF THAT STOPS THE LEAK. THE PVC VALVE SITS ON
TOP, AND CAN LEAK WHEN PLUGGED,4$ TO REPLACE.
BUT IF TIGHTNING DOESN'T STOP THE LEAK, THERE'S A GASKET THAT
CRACKS AND WILL LEAK UNDER COVER.YOU MAY WANT TO BUY A BOOK, THEN TAKE
APART AND REPLACE THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE BOOK WILL PAY FOR IT'S SELF
MANY TIMES OVER & OVER. GOOD LUCK , CHAZ