2003-2007 Honda Accord Valve cover remove and install 

A few things, most important to leas important: MAKE SURE YOUR TRUST YOUR TORQUE WRENCH! 8.7 ft lb is not much! I stripped the threading in the engine block corresponding middle back nut. It felt like a lot of torque much but I kept going because it didn't click. It's not the end of the world but a huge hassle. 5 nuts correctly torqued (with a friends torque wrench) along with the hondabond liquid gasket have been holding the top and it's not leaking. To get in I will need to cut the nut off and rethread using a helicoil kit. This is very common, but please read this and be carful!!! If you don't have a 29mm socket to push the spark plug rings in, just use the old spark rings! They have a nice stiff metal core surrounded with rubber to prevent scratching the soft aluminium and they are the perfect size. I didn't have a mallet so I used a hammer to hit a short piece of 2x4 to hit the old ring into the new ring. Worked like a charm. The rings I got were a pretty tight fit unlike what was shown in the video. When you get the cover back on, the spark plug rings wont be seated on the tubes. Just poke them a bit with a screwdriver and make sure they have a good seal. Be carful not to tear them. The factory service manual says to make sure the gasket is clean and dry so I didn't put oil on it like Scotty says to. Not leaking so I think that's the right choice. Also make sure to clean the old hondabond off and use a plastic scraper so you don't scratch the mating surface. Are you around Sacramento CA? Shoot me an email and use my hondabond! 1 tube is enough to do this job about 600 times lol Good luck and be carful with the torque!! Joseph

When you remove the old tube seal put a new one right away. If you remove them all in one shot you'll forget to which side they sit and you may fit them up-side-down.

Friendly Suggestions: 1) remove power steering hose & put glove with zip tie to hold the liquid, put aside. 2) using flat screw driver twist open gently on both corners of the valve cover. 3) lift upwards gently. 4) Clean off old RTV gasket before putting new & use a small dot & the rest of the rail. 5) Use torque wrench & follow torque sequence according to repair manual. Most importantly: Use OEM gasket seals even if using aftermarket valve cover.

second video of yours that has helped me a lot on my Accord, that has saved me hundreds from a mechanic. thank you

Could not leave this video without saying thank you. I followed along and got the job done. 👍🏿

Those 4 extra 4 seals that the kit comes with are for the Ignition coil boots.. you remove the old ones and slide the new ones on I recommend using a little lithium grease..

"See if I can get this in there" exactly what you're supposed to say when putting something back together, well done

Dude your voice is SOOO relaxing!

Thanks very much. Did this job this afternoon in about 2 hours. Appreciate the tip from John Krag about those other rings fitting on the coils.

Thanks. Now, I can confidently change the valve cover gasket on my 2003 Accord!

Once I popped the valve cover loose with a screwdriver, I removed the valve cover nut seals. This allowed me to remove the cover from the studs much easier.

I appreciate your instructional videos so much, they're saving me much needed money!

Thank you. Your video made it easy for me to replace my valve cover gasket. I saved a lot on money doing this myself. .

Thanks, going to change gasket and check valves tomorrow! I'll watch any video you post about a 7.5 gen accord!

Man, how did you not strip/break the valve cover bolts with that thing. I was hand-tightening and snapped two studs. Had to remove the valve cover, remove the bolts, and replace the bolts, and redo the whole thing. ~7-8 ft-lb is not a lot!

Might want to let the ATV sealant cure for an hour before final torquing down of the valve cover. Disconnecting the power steering line at the pump allows the valve cover to go back into place much easier.

Your work is more thorough and detailed.

I remember your spark plug video the bolts from the ignition coil cover lol. That one bolt that stays in lol.

Nice video, motor seems pretty clean I would be interested how many miles or kilometers as I'm getting ready to do mine this weekend at 204,456kms

Great tutorial, thanks so much for the detail works. I love your channel

Nice clean inside engine too

Silly question. On the seals for the spark plug tubes, which end is up or down?

Damn I think I figured out the problem 😔😔😔😔 I put the spark plug O rings in backwards I think on because yours go further down into the engine.

Is it just me or does this guy sound like Mr. Rogers doing car maintenance 😂

If the inside of the valve cover has a lot of dirty, thick, caked on oil in it should you wipe it off to get rid of some of the dirty oil or simply leave it alone and reinstall it as is? Also AFTER replacing the gasket and reassembling everything is it a good idea to do an oil change? Thanks

i j6st did this this morning. not bad but i removed the power steering hose on the top from the pump out of the way, and the cover went on with no issues.

side note if you do not get everything put in properly or if a piece of gasket fails a little bit you will have a horrible vacuum leak because these motors are closed circuit motors found this out the hard way!! It can lead to surging and high idle

Thank you! With this video I have successfully replaced my accord's valve gaskets. Here I have one problem that when I speed up on the highway at 120km/h, a little of exhaust gas( I am not usre about the smell, but smell like ignition gas) comes into car room. So I want to know where I should check first. Below the speed, the smell does not come in. Thank you.

Congratulation good vídeo I am from California

Thanks for making the video. Was this the first time you did this service? I have a 2006 and it seems more confined with the stuff on the right side, than your's. Thanks again.

Well. hopefully this will help me out. A big ole' chunk of the threaded portion of my engine oil cap snapped off and fell into the engine. I hope it hasn't gotten down any further.

Take a photo through out the process so you can reassemble with no problems

those other seals are for the coil packs, not a variation of the spark plug well seals lol

Thanks man great job i like to used a little silicon grease makes intallation of the seals easier

The removal method shown in the video for the spark plug tube seals is TERRIBLE. Using a pry bar will gouge the soft aluminum. DO NOT DO WHAT HE DOES! Instead, get a 6" length of 1/2" diameter PVC pipe. Insert the pipe at an angle in the spark plug tube hole from the TOP side. Now, set the outer edge of the PVC pipe on the edge of the seal, and tap on the PVC pipe with a hammer to knock out the seal. Tap one side of the seal, then the other. You can hammer away as firmly as you like, because the PVC pipe will not damage the aluminum of the valve cover. This works great!

Thank you sir, great video and thank you for saving me money 🙏

Great name for your channel

Thank for the informative video.

Felicidades muy buen vídeo amigo tengo el mismo problema saludos desde California

Got this done. Thanks for the assist.

Thank you for making this video

You can remove power steering hose to get more space

I am going to change my gasket myself. Could some DIYers please tell me where I can go wrong and what should I be aware of while changing it? Thanks

Where are you located! You did an awesome Job of explaining each step.

Excellent video thanks for this! Just changed the gaskets on my 04 accord. However a problem came up. One of the valve cover nuts won’t torque down all the way. It won’t increase in resistance the more I tighten. I’m scared that it’s stripped. Right now it’s too tight for me to loosen or tighten without tools, but obviously I’m not happy about that. Any advice on where to go from here?

HOW TO REPLACE BROKEN GROMET BOLT WHICH IS BROKEN FROM THE NUT PORTION WHILE TIGHTENING?

Those spark plug gaskets are extremely hard to get out. It's guaranteed you'll likely scratch up or damage the spark plug tubes somehow..

Liked and subscribed. 2005 acura tsx The mechanic just told me my cover gasket is bad. I can see the leak I'm at 99k miles. That sounds right. He said something about a solenoid gasket and possibly the solenoid being bad. Do you know what this is and how to check if it's bad?

good work. maybe do this on the weekend.

So I've been trying to do this job for two days now I complete it but then the car won't start. I noticed when I go to put the ignition coils back in they are not smooth drop in like this video? I have to really force them down why would that be???

I just got mine all swapped out using your video, thing is i have a slight gap between the valve cover and the mating surface, i spent 5 hours trying to get it all situated, i made sure the gasket was seated and took it off and put back on 4 times, i torqued down to the proper specs, im stumped and not sure what else to do and my anxiety is through the roof

DEAR I REPLACE MY VALVE COVER RECENTLY , BUT DIDNOT REPLACED O-RINGS AROUND THE COIL AND CYLINDER 4 O-RING WAS HAVING LITTLE GAP, WOULD IT MAKE ANY HESITATION IN ENGINE OR ROUGH IDLING , I EXPERIENCE ROUGH IDLING NOT ALWAYS , IT HAPPEN AS IT REQUIRES , I CHECKED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL , NO OIL TRACES OR SPOOLING..CAN YOU ADVICE PLEASE

I love his drill is it just a 90 degree drill ?

good job of keeping your oil clean do you use synthetic oil if so what brand I use amsoil my self

Excellent video. Very informative. Thanks for sharing. 😀

what's the reason why you have to change the gasket by the way? and when does it have to be done? What mileage? Whats going to happen if you don't change it ?

Thanks ! Perfect tutorial)

Is a 30 minutes cure time for the gasket sealer good enough or do you recommend longer before driving the car?

Well I guess I did that wrong than. Thank you for the video. I'll have to pull the cover off next weekend. Guess that's also whey Rock Auto sells you two kits, lol.

When I put it back on it had the engine light on and started to shake with the air on and shut off idk whats wrong with it and I’m really frustrated and upset and bout to give up

Great video man! Thx!

the smaller one seals are going to coils i supose. But what difference does it make now :D

NEVER EVER USE POWER TOOLS TO INSTALL VALVE COVERS , BY HANDS ONLY

I have 2007 H.A (SE) 4cyl. Have you had a problem with your car burning oil? There is slight oil residue on the muffler and spark plugs too. 2nd issue is car vibrates when stall. Any info?

Thanks, good video.

Hey bud how hard is it to replace the head gasket on this car? How much further would I have to go to get to it? TY

i have a 2012 accord with the same engine but it seems they removed the vtec cover, since its the same engine would i be able to install this onto mine?

Is this the original one: Honda Part No.: 12341-RTA-000 Gasket, Cylinder Head Cover? Can't find a thing named valve cover gasket. Please help.

After I changed everything. Now I have some type of clanking noise on idle. Any ideas why?

So what happens when they are melted and rusted to the cover itself?

You edited the part out when the cover sat rocking on re-installation when you pressed on it. Then it came back seated flush. What's the reason for this? We're the tube seals the wrong size or do we have to press down hard or what?

grasias amigo

Idk why it keeps acting up with the air on can u please help me ?

thanks man saved me some $$$$$

I’m assuming that your engine cover says SULEV because you’re in California. The other states accords just say “i-vtec 2.4 dohc”

Notice at 25:34, he installs the hose clamp, then at 25:46, the hose clamp is not installed anymore.

How did you know you needed to replace? Or was this routine..

Do you have a video that shows pulling this HEAD off? I have bent valves (timing chain broke) and I need to remove the entire head to take to a machine shop for them to replace the valves. Help!!

Do you have specs for the cam cover to valve cover stud torque specs

Sir, I REPLACE THE GASKET TO MY HONDA ACCORD 2005 4 CYL. BUT THERE IS LEAK FROM CORNER ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF WHERE THE TIMING BELT AND RIGHT SIDE CORNER. Please suggest me what to do. What is the best RTV and how much I have to apply? Really Appreciate.

Hey can you please do head gasket change on Honda accord 2003? No one has ever done it step by step. Thank you

do you have to drain the oil first?

Do you need to coat any portion of the tube seals during installation of the tube seals at 12:52?

International and California standards.

FYI the other seals are for the coils.......

One of the spark plugs is leaking oil from it. So it's those O rings is bad right?

Those O rings for the spark pkug tubes wont get out wtf?!

It would’ve been a great time to check/adjust the valves if you had over 100K miles on the car.

Dumb question.....I'm new to honda. This the same engine and procedure as an Acura RSX?

do you have a video on changing the alternator

Nice

God hinda wanted to charge 650 for this and the timing belt change

Does anybody know the part number, it would really help me out please and thank you!

I can't pull out my oil dipstick, whats the problem?

Where do you get the parts, cause auto zone gave me the wrong one.

Did you have to cure w/ the sealant?

what brand gasket set? i want it too cause set i got the tube seals are tooooooooo harddddddd to put im.

Where are you guys from?

What pry bar toolset or size you used for the tube seals?

let me know when you can do a video on the timeing chain and water pump thank