quick question

[tyne89]

kinda stupid but should i drain the oil before removing the valve cover?

[dXsquared]

nope... just make shur the car has been sitting for a while

Travis

[anchovies]

You'll be stupid if you do that. Well, unless you're doing a noil change.

[88WhiteLX-i]

There's no reason to. After you shut off the car, the oil pump is off and all the oil drains back down to the oil pan. I changed my Valve cover gasket right after I drove it.