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Topic #35910 7 posts Started by macavely
Well my valve cover seals is damaged .. so before installing the new one i took the time to clean one of the extra valve covers i have laying around to make the install of the new seal go quicker ..

i was out of oven cleaner an was to early to run to the store ( yes i use easy off to clean valve covers (only when its off the engine) )..

this valve cover had alot of caked on oil on it .. as i layed the cover on my desk i happen to see i had a box or razor blade in my draw.. so i got the idea to just srap the caked on oil off ... an damn it clean up the cover better then anything i have used before... i'm still going to clean it with oven cleaner (might post a pic when its done ) so far its looking great ...

just thought i would share...

[TeamNJCT
woot for mac and razor blades smile.gif
I just took a really fine grit sand paper and put water on my valve cover and sanded away. I just kept adding water to the valve cover which cleaned off the sand paper at the same time. 20 minutes later it looked really nice! Like New!!

!!KANER!!
lets see some pictures mac! biggrin.gif

bboy

..(formerly daily driven) 3S-GTE powered celica currently set @ 12psi..
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lets see some pictures mac! biggrin.gif

bboy


Roel just come over you can see it in person....

[TeamNJCT
when i do my valve cover gasket i think i'll clean and paint mine.

what color is what im not sure about tho. i probably have enough black caliper paint onhand to paint it black.

2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
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I just took a really fine grit sand paper and put water on my valve cover and sanded away. I just kept adding water to the valve cover which cleaned off the sand paper at the same time. 20 minutes later it looked really nice! Like New!!


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