Wrenching is fun (I keep telling myself)

"dumpsterfire!" (2020covidsux) 06/06/2020 at 14:23 • Filed to: None

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R eplacing the valve cover gasket on the N54 E90. If the 13 year old gasket wasn’t so brittle it wouldn’t have been too bad. Now a break before getting the remaining gasket off the head, and new one in without a wrinkle.

Ho pefully.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > dumpsterfire! 06/06/2020 at 14:33

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Permatex gasket dressing is your friend.

Or at least I’ve had really good luck with it holding gaskets in place while I fumble around.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > dumpsterfire! 06/06/2020 at 14:37

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I’ ve done it on a M54 and ya its not fun, removing the intake on that engine is such a pain too

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > dumpsterfire! 06/06/2020 at 14:45

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lol just ordered all the parts to replace my n54 valve cover. i did just the gasket ~3 years ago so hopefully its easier the 2nd time. I did not mind it too much, just lots of little parts to remove...

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > dumpsterfire! 06/06/2020 at 15:01

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Its not a bad job. Just go at it at a leisure pace. I was supposed to work on my Celica today, but couldn’t find a spot weld cutter, and it is way to hot outside. 

Jim Spanfeller > dumpsterfire! 06/06/2020 at 16:18

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I find the title of this post very relatable...

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > dumpsterfire! 06/06/2020 at 16:46

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I have a huge box of parts for my new SAAB. Think I’ll start with the valve cover gasket too. Hopefully it’s not too sludgy in there.