Valve cover gaskets?

[RedZMonte]

How hard are the valve cover gaskets to change? What is the easiest way to get them off and back on w/o the gasket coming off? I am assuming a large ammount of my oil leaks are coming fron the valve covers.

Shane

[1trucavalier]

Front is fairly easy. YOU DO NOT have to remove that dog bone U that mounts to the block either for the front.  I just un-did my wp to turbo upper (metal) section undid the torx bolts and it came right up.  The rear is a little harder.  You need to remove your altenator and bracket (entire piece), remove and throw away old hose to the pcv (mine was hard and cracked in my hands.  Remove clogged pcv :D, undo torx and it comes right out through the passenger side.  Took me about 2hrs because I polished the hell out of the valve covers and then painted them with 500deg clear ceramic so they will never get dirty again.

[1trucavalier]

oh yeah make sure you replace with FELPRO blue! anything else is not worthy!

[RedZMonte]

Took me about 2hrs because I polished the hell out of the valve covers and then painted them with 500deg clear ceramic so they will never get dirty again.

I am going to Chrome powder coat my valve cover. I was thinking of doing my intake man. in black w/ gold lettering to match the rest of the car.

oh yeah make sure you replace with FELPRO blue! anything else is not worthy!

Shane