Help me find a valve cover gasket video? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

daniloneil8 · 09-04-2024, 01:30 PM

I searched Youtube and didn't find one? Huh?

Ultramaroon · 09-04-2024, 02:24 PM

Might not exist. There are some excellent, detailed documents, all TSBs on the NHTSA website. I can share those links tonight after work if no other replies in the meantime.

It's quite an art. Buy some off-brand cheap stuff and practice on scraps before diving into the real thing. Experiment with squishing mating surfaces together and separate them to observe the results. Done properly, it takes surprisingly little sealant.

humfrz · 09-04-2024, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by daniloneil8

I searched Youtube and didn't find one? Huh?

This might help (read entire thread).

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141308

daniloneil8 · 09-04-2024, 05:02 PM

Blows my mind that not a single BRZ owner bothered to film such a routine maintenance task. Other cars would literally have a few dozen videos of this one task. Reminds me of how niche this car was.

daniloneil8 · 09-04-2024, 05:05 PM

On 2nd thought, I had no idea you need to pull the engine for such a common repair.
No wonder there are no videos, pulling the engine eliminates 99% of casual DIY'ers.
There's no vids because probably almost no one is doing this repair

NoHaveMSG · 09-07-2024, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniloneil8

On 2nd thought, I had no idea you need to pull the engine for such a common repair.
No wonder there are no videos, pulling the engine eliminates 99% of casual DIY'ers.
There's no vids because probably almost no one is doing this repair

It’s not a common issue on these cars like on the EJ. I’ve actually done EJ valve cover gaskets in the car. You need the valve cover gasket and threebond 1217H sealant or equivalent. It’s best done on an engine stand so you can rotate the head to the top so you can clean the surfaces and not have to worry about oil running back onto the sealing surfaces. DO NOT OVER APPLY THE SEALANT. Follow the FSM. It’s not a difficult job to do. It’s just a PITA. Might as well replace the TOB while you have the engine out.

Ultramaroon · 09-08-2024, 10:17 PM

Ultramaroon · 09-08-2024, 10:29 PM

There's a wealth of info in those. I found it especially interesting to see the document evolve as Toyota learned the hard way how not to destroy these engines.

Spuds · 09-11-2024, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniloneil8

Blows my mind that not a single BRZ owner bothered to film such a routine maintenance task. Other cars would literally have a few dozen videos of this one task. Reminds me of how niche this car was.

Lol there's no video or pictures on how to lift and support my other car (a modern Buick) anywhere on the internet or official service manuals. Literally best there is says to lift and support it safely with no further detail. This isn't so bad lol.

I had a leak at the front of my valve cover. I cleaned it up and just put extra RTV over the leak. It mostly works. Needed a few times to figure it out.

Ultramaroon · 09-13-2024, 06:00 PM

NoHaveMSG · 09-14-2024, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I should do one and be the first then.

09-04-2024, 01:30 PM	#1
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: FRS Location: USA Posts: 114 Thanks: 1 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Help me find a valve cover gasket video? I searched Youtube and didn't find one? Huh?

09-04-2024, 02:24 PM	#2
Ultramaroon extra what? Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 32,087 Thanks: 52,530 Thanked 36,814 Times in 19,087 Posts Mentioned: 1111 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Might not exist. There are some excellent, detailed documents, all TSBs on the NHTSA website. I can share those links tonight after work if no other replies in the meantime. It's quite an art. Buy some off-brand cheap stuff and practice on scraps before diving into the real thing. Experiment with squishing mating surfaces together and separate them to observe the results. Done properly, it takes surprisingly little sealant. __________________ service manuals

09-08-2024, 10:17 PM	#7
Ultramaroon extra what? Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 32,087 Thanks: 52,530 Thanked 36,814 Times in 19,087 Posts Mentioned: 1111 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Valve Spring Recall Docs Last revisions: RCRIT-18V772-0191.pdf sealant job aid １ - RCRIT-18V772-9195.pdf pg 1-30 2019.06.20 １ - RCRIT-18V772-9116.pdf pg 31-60 １ - RCRIT-18V772-8626.pdf pg 61-90 １ - RCRIT-18V772-8905.pdf pg 91-120 １ - RCRIT-18V772-9776.pdf pg 121-152 Revision history: １ - RCRIT-18V772-1294.pdf pg 1-30 initial １ - RCRIT-18V772-5230.pdf pg 1-30 2018.12.20 １ - RCRIT-18V772-6639.pdf pg 1-30 2019.03.27 １ - RCRIT-18V772-0400.pdf pg 1-30 2019.04.03 １ - RCRIT-18V772-1829.pdf pg 31-60 １ - RCRIT-18V772-2437.pdf pg 31-60 １ - RCRIT-18V772-5449.pdf pg 31-60 １ - RCRIT-18V772-7866.pdf pg 31-60 １ - RCRIT-18V772-0518.pdf pg 61-90 １ - RCRIT-18V772-1442.pdf pg 61-90 １ - RCRIT-18V772-3838.pdf pg 61-90 １ - RCRIT-18V772-6347.pdf pg 61-90 １ - RCRIT-18V772-3400.pdf pg 91-120 １ - RCRIT-18V772-5212.pdf pg 91-120 １ - RCRIT-18V772-5439.pdf pg 91-120 １ - RCRIT-18V772-6333.pdf pg 91-120 １ - RCRIT-18V772-2782.pdf pg 121-150 １ - RCRIT-18V772-5329.pdf pg 121-150 １ - RCRIT-18V772-5835.pdf pg 121-147 __________________ service manuals Last edited by Ultramaroon; 09-08-2024 at 10:42 PM.

09-08-2024, 10:29 PM	#8
Ultramaroon extra what? Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 32,087 Thanks: 52,530 Thanked 36,814 Times in 19,087 Posts Mentioned: 1111 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	There's a wealth of info in those. I found it especially interesting to see the document evolve as Toyota learned the hard way how not to destroy these engines. __________________ service manuals Last edited by Ultramaroon; 09-09-2024 at 12:42 PM.

09-13-2024, 06:00 PM	#10
Ultramaroon extra what? Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 32,087 Thanks: 52,530 Thanked 36,814 Times in 19,087 Posts Mentioned: 1111 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	__________________ service manuals

09-04-2024, 05:02 PM	#4
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: FRS Location: USA Posts: 114 Thanks: 1 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Blows my mind that not a single BRZ owner bothered to film such a routine maintenance task. Other cars would literally have a few dozen videos of this one task. Reminds me of how niche this car was.

09-04-2024, 05:05 PM	#5
daniloneil8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: FRS Location: USA Posts: 114 Thanks: 1 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	On 2nd thought, I had no idea you need to pull the engine for such a common repair. No wonder there are no videos, pulling the engine eliminates 99% of casual DIY'ers. There's no vids because probably almost no one is doing this repair

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