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Pull the valve cover bolts out, put some washers under the bolts (shims) tighten and forget about replacing the gasket. The bolts are bottoming out if they have been tightened before. Just did this on our Acura TL, and did it a few years back on our Camry, no more leaks. I don't own a torque wrench.
The TL was a bit more complicated as the bolts only come out if you remove the cover. I cut the washers into 3/4 "moons" and slid them under the bolts, then tightened the bolts. All good 1500 miles later. It was leaking pretty bad, we could smell it in the car.
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Last edited by mattdavis11; 05-09-2020 at 07:53 AM..
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