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What's up Friends! I replaced my valve cover gasket and what not recently and when open I found a thin piece of metal inside close to the timing chain. 2003 Toytota Camry 2.4 Automatic It wasn't touching anything really. It's pretty thin so I'm not sure if it's a broken part or someone left...

I bought a 2003 Toyota Matrix a couple weeks ago. It’s a nice car and I love it, but the kid that sold it to me lied about it’s condition, and the engine is in pretty bad shape. Instead of wasting time and money troubleshooting I’m thinking of just putting a new engine in it. What’s the...

Looking for help on my 97 camry 5sfe. Last year, I opened up the valve cover on my 97 camry to change the distributor plug which was leaking oil. When I put it back together with a new valve cover gasket, the valve cover was leaking oil on the back of the engine onto the intake manifold. I took...

I did my front valve cover gasket without much trouble, but the rear did not seem possible with the engine in the car? I had the intake manifold off and the wiper cowl but I literally can not even see the bolts on the bottom of the rear valve cover to remove it. Maybe you could see them from...

For a little while my camry was having some problems with slightly lower power and an oil leak, so I opened up the valve covers on the front and rear to replace the gasket, and saw that the interior was absolutely caked in sludge. After about an hour cleaning I was happy with the reduced sludge...

Hi I had posted a question about misfiring and I ended up finding out that the oil is leaking into the tubes and the plus were misfiring. So I took out the valve cover and tubes etc. Put it all back properly but somehow while putting the tubes back in I got the sealant inside which was...

Howdy, I'm a new member here, but this forum as been a great resource for me in the past! My 07 Camry 2azfe had oil in the spark plug pockets so I decided to change the valve cover gasket. When I took the cover off and inspected the seal area around the spark plug I found they're warped...

I changed my leaky valve cover gasket today, along with my spark plugs and PCV valve. Now after driving a few minutes my CEL and oil light come on. the car was/is low on oil from the leak. I was going to change the oil but it has been pouring rain today and it was all I could do to get the...

2003 Corolla 175k miles 2 days ago car started running real rough and the CEL came on and was flashing. I pulled the codes and got P0303. This happened a few months back with P3031, I replaced coil #1 problem solved, so I ordered a coil again. Today I go to do what I assumed would be a 5...

So ive heard some say on here that if/when you swap the valve cover gasket on this car you should also check the valve clearances. I have very little understanding of this, but I do know how an engine head functions so I bet I could figure it out, but any tips on what I need to do or what I...

Hello, Can someone please tell if "check engine" light wud come on in below situation? 1) Had noticed cam shaft seal leak (driver side). Was there for a few days after I flushed tranny. And I know it's weird coz tranny flush has nothing to do with it. But I think when I lowered the hydraulic...

Introduction Thanks to all the useful information found on Toyota Nation and Club Lexus, I was able to replace my V6 valve cover gaskets. Here is a tutorial on how to replace the valve cover gaskets on the 1MZ-FE 3.0L V6 Engine. The procedure is the same as the V6 Toyota Solara, Camry...

I bought this car with 170K miles, original owners are my friends parents and they said they were doing normal oil changes. I used a shop vac, spray bottle of MMO, tooth brush, wooden chopsticks, flat head screw driver, tweezers to try and get most of the sludge out. Blocked the oil return...

Im in the middle of rebuilding my 1zz working on connecting the tranny to the block before putting it back into the car, while i was mounting them together it seemed like it was very stable when all of the sudden the tranny causes the block to flip off of my work table and smack me in the face...

Hey guys, it's been a while. Recently in the past couple of months I have been having oil drip in my driveway. Looking in the engine bay I see that the ENTIRE engine is covered in oil starting from the valve covers. When I originally got the truck the valve covers leaked a little and I replace...

Going to be taking a 2000 mile trip this summer and want to do the full job on my 95 SC AWD. I know i should stick to NGK, but what model? Is there a better brand for the valve cover gasket? I'm going to do wires, plugs, distributor cap, distributor point, distributor gasket, valve cover...

Hi guys! You were a great help last time,hoping for more great advice! When leaving work Sunday I noticed a serious amount of oil running under my car (like at least a quart). Unsure if it was actually from my car, I drove home. Upon arriving home, I checked my oil and it measured below low. I...

Pretty Simple and Straight Forward DIY Here :thumbsup: Tools Needed 1. 30mm Socket with Ratchet (Extension makes it easier on re-installation) 2. RTV Oil-Resistant Silicone 3. Flat Head Screw Driver 4. Pliers (Needle nose, Vise Grips, Channel locks, etc..) First Locate Your Valve cover...