How To Fix Leaking Subaru STi Valve Cover Gaskets - Here's What I Learned
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Replacing leaking valve cover gaskets in my 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi was an experience. What normally is a no-brainer job in other cars is a bit more difficult in a Subaru. In this episode I show you what you can expect when doing your own valve cover gaskets as well as some tips I learned while doing it in my STi.
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Torque Specs (Confirm with your vehicle):
Valve Cover Bolts: 4.7 ft/lbs (make sure to follow A-J pattern)
Spark Plugs: 15 ft/lbs or until lightly snug, then 1/4-1/2 turns more.
Engine Mounts Nuts: 45 ft/lbs
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:09 - Remove Stuff In the Way
0:00:40 - Passenger Side Valve Cover
0:00:40 - RTV Gasket Maker
0:02:27 - Jacking up the Engine
0:02:54 - Driver Side Valve Cover
0:03:18 - CHECK YOUR WORK
0:04:11 - Applying RTV Gasket Maker
0:05:24 - Overall Tips on Changing Valve Cover Gaskets - Авто та транспорт
Awesome tutorial, and thank you! This was very informative highlighting the most important things to not forget when installing the new valve cover gaskets. Thumbs up!
Using bungee cords is a brilliant idea
ftw!
Good job
Thanks!
Thank you!
glad you found the video useful!
Dude, awesome video. Funny enough, I just got an STI hatch around the same time as you and stumbled upon your videos. Just did my timing belt, water pump, thermostat etc. and of course, like clockwork, my passenger side valve cover gasket started leaking days later. Unfortunately found my driver's side VVT solenoid leaking at the same time, but it is what it is lol Either way, love the channel man. Definitely got a follow from me. I'll be doing this next week. (And I agree on RTV thing too. Less is more :) )
lol sounds like youre going through the same pains as me too! Lets suffer together! good luck!
Awesome job, I bought my first Subaru (97 Impreza) with the 2.2 single overhead cam engine and changed its valve cover gaskets, after i was finished I was like i dunno what the big deal is that was easy....Fast forward to my WRX, came into it thinking this should be easy 😂
"should be easy." the hubris of every car guy 🤣🤣
Great job. I just wanted to add (Hope you dont mind) Be careful when jacking up the engine. Theres a Dog bone engine mount on top of the engine that goes to the transmission and i see people snap those jacking up the engine all the time. Safe bet to loosin it up before jacking =D Great video man
thanks! and yep I had the dog bone disconnected (as I was replacing it with a Group N version) so jacking up that engine was super helpful!
Good Job, I have changed it 4 times and it still leaking, but leaks only in the point where I have applied the rtv
bro I almooossstt installed it with a badly seated gasket. Would have sucked!
Definitely take your time seating the rubber gasket and definitely pay attention to the diagram in the video that tells you the proper RTV placement.
Remember RTV takes some time to cure before you can torque everything down. It comes out as like a gel, you let it dry per the instructions, then it becomes more rubbery, which is when you torque it down. If you torque it down too soon or run oil through it, you can definitely leak. The RTV should have instructions, make sure to follow them! Good luck!
Thanks man for the description, I'm definitely going to read the instructions better this time. Let the RTV dry before torqueing I didn't know that, thanks. I think it is also complicated to place the joint perfectly with so little space but that clearly takes time. Thanks again! 👍
@@LucasEstebanF10res yeah its definitely tricky. Take your time. Definitely dont want to do the job more than once lol
"dont but a subaru" hahaha
😅😅
What tool did you use to get to the bottom bolts of the valve cover? Seems like a regular 3/8 ratchet is too wide
yeah the space is suuuuper tight even when i lifted the engine up (although the more you can lift it, the more clearance you'll gain).
Get some 1/4 rachets, sockets and extensions. The good news is the torque spec is only 4.7 ft/lbs so its relatively to loosen the bolts. Then use your fingers to get it all the way out as you'll lose clearance as the bolt moves out and your tool wont fit.
Did you need to drain your oil before removing the cover?
I did yes, but I was doing the oil pan among other things at the same time. Although technically I do not think you have to (as in oil will not just start spewing all over the floor), I think it is very good practice to do so.