1997 Saturn SL "hard fix valve cover gasket" Questions

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hard start ) and then it blows white smoke from tail pipe and it smells very rich. I have also replaced the head gasket because of oil in coolant and the valve cover gasket because of a minor oil leak

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fix it Oil leak it can be cylinder head cover gasket,or cover bolts is loose have look cylinder head cover try to tight first if not put new gasket cover. I worked in a Nissan dealership for 10 years.

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...hard an how much should this cost to fix cost is new cover gasket and time to do (1hr) probably find that during the fitting process the gasket has moved inside the cover and is not seating ...

...hard id take it to mechanic to fix but the costs can be in the thousands for a gasket replacemeant because of the amount of work and time it takes to strip the engine to get to the gasket what do you ...

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...valve cover gasket im having a hard time trying to figure out the problem with my jeep. im told of different problems every car shop i go to. problem right now is im trying to get my check engine ...

...hard to fix.if it a leaking valve seal that is expensive and if the head gasket is leaking,expensive.look at the outside edge of the valve cover,and check the edge for oil.if there is alot of oil,by ...

...fix is to replace the valve cover gaskets. It's not a hard job just time consuming. You will need to pull the upper plenum in order to pull the valve covers. It's pretty much nuts and bolts ...

...hard to tell where its coming from. Most likely valve cover gaskets. If its on the bottom of the engine its most likely the oil pan gasket. Some vehicles when doing an oil change because of the oil ...

...hard to fix and do I have to pull the head? just try to take the valve cover gasket off first and look and see if there is anything on the underbelly of it were it has been knocking and then go from ...

...hard is this to fix? Does this happen alot? The valve cover is located on the top side of this engine. It encloses the upper Cyl head that has oil spashing aroundin it from the valve train. If you ...

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