Should sealant be applied for a leaking valve cover gasket?

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Makayla
07/30/25 12:53am
Sealant should be applied for a leaking valve cover gasket. Applying sealant to the valve cover gasket primarily serves a sealing function to prevent engine oil leakage. Below are relevant details: 1. It is a rubber gasket, visible upon disassembling the valve cover, with each spark plug tube sleeve having one gasket that serves to seal and prevent oil leakage; 2. The valve cover gasket is highly useful, mainly addressing issues such as poor sealing of piston rings due to engine aging; 3. Blow-by gases causing excessive exhaust pressure leading to poor sealing of the valve cover gasket, or the use of low-quality engine oil resulting in excessive carbon buildup and piston ring sticking, uneven force during valve cover installation, as well as aging of the valve cover gasket, can all cause oil leakage from the valve cover gasket.
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