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    help wit valve cover

    i want to polish my valve cover but i dont know how to remove it can somebody help me out. If this has already been brought up can someone give me the link thanx.
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    lol... three bolts on top, take the top guard of the cam gear and it should pop right off

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    Dude! if you still can't figure it out, drive to my house (miami) 4 hour drive and i'll do it for you at no cost.
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    Originally posted by OldSchoolSwap
    Dude! if you still can't figure it out, drive to my house (miami) 4 hour drive and i'll do it for you at no cost.
    Don't listen to him, he's trying to steal your engine cause he's got an inferior one

    Anyway, if the valve cover is stuck, just take off the oil cap and stuck 2 fingers in there and yank the valve cover off. Get new valve cover gasket and grommets.

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    thanx alot if i have trouble ill send a post up
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    tap around the sides with the end of a screwdriver to loosen it up... dont just yank it off, if you dont have to ruin a gasket dont. only gonna make ur job that much harder.
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    And if you still have trouble, how about just leaving it alone to save yourself a headache? I know that a polished valve cover does look nice, but other people can't see it if the hood is closed, which is very likely to happen most of the time. Yanking it off can damage the gasket so do be careful if you think about yanking it off.
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    Well it is not like the gasket is a million dollars or something outragious like that. It is only $6.00 for a brand new O.E.M. one at your local Honda dealer.

    You should replace it any way. If it has been on there about 14 years, and you take it off odds are it's not going to seal back up very well. It's just good P.M. (Preventative Maintance) to change all seals/ gaskets once you remove them. So yes, just unbolt and carefully pull it off.

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    you gotta drain the oil when u take off the cover?

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    Good question.. I've been wondering too.
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    Originally posted by Slamed89Accord
    you gotta drain the oil when u take off the cover?
    no. and it's not even a vital gasket.
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