How to replace valve cover gaskets pt cruiser 2001-2010 

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Thank you for the kind words I appreciate it. It's definitely a good feeling to fix something yourself and save a lot of money. These valve cover gaskets are notorious for leaks down the engine and all in the spark plugs . It's a relatively inexpensive part to fix but it makes a huge difference. Thank you for watching and best of luck on your project .

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That's what I always did , labeled everything . It's like half the job , but nice to have the comfort of knowing a day a week month you'll get everything back exactly right . I know mine was leaking like a siv all over back of my exhaust and such , sure was glad to get it fixed. But great job doing this yourself. Thanks for watching and the kind words

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Yes , my favorite color for these pt cruisers. Thank you very much for watching.

+David Vasquez I appreciate the feedback and thank you for the advice . I like these pt cruisers alot they are stylish cars when taken care of . Thanks for watching

I was actually just about to suggest this as well, as I watched him perform this I was yelling at my phone to "Cover the LM man!" beat me to this! Still a great video.

I'm glad the video could help out , and thank you for the kind words . It feels good to tackle and complete a new project. Thanks for watching

+Baxrok2 best of luck on it . It's hard to get motivated with this heat sometimes . I know I'm more of a winter person myself . I don't mind taking stuff back apart to do a project it's always easier the second time and adds more experience. Only thing left on this project now is the ac . I don't really know what's wrong with it but the car has alot of miles so I will just be taking a compressor off one at the salvage yard the next 50 percent off sale. Figure I'll just replace the lines the ac drier and all. Thanks again for watching

It is leaking from the spark plug well seals , which come with the valve cover gasket set . Thanks for watching.

That is the truth , like I say . I find problems I didn't even know I had. Thanks for the feedback.

Basically the automatics use all 4 of the connections. Thanks for watching.

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I do not have a video on those , but thats a great idea for a video. Thank you for the feedback.

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@@s33therfan You are welcome, thank you for the informative video, i was able to successfully replace mine after watching with almost no problems, except me accidentally braking the PCV valve lol

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You might start with the O2 sensor because it is the cheaper part. If it still throws a code you may have to replace the catalyst or have it rebuilt. Great question and thank you for watching.

@@s33therfan there no codes, trying to drive and to pass smog, the catalyst is original 2005

+Thompsons JR V. Oche Use alot of wd 40 or pb blaster and let it soak a while . Spray the threads and all bolts real good. It goes through that timing mount cover so sometimes they really stick and rust. If it hasn't been messed with it will take a breaker bar or cheater pipe to break them loose. Definitely use a 6 sided 13mm and try to keep it straight so they don't strip . I know my preference because of the limited room on those pt is a small 3/8 ratchet and a 8 inch 3/4 cheater bar , seems to work out the best because there's hardly room in alot of places for leverage and it fits in those hard to get to spots real nice . Hope this helps and thanks for watching

+Thompsons JR V. Oche It was late when I first read this , I just realized you were talking about the reservoir not the pump. Yeah those 2 short bolts go into the cylinder head , into that bracket and are hard to see. They should break loose with a cheater bar as it's only going into aluminum. Thanks again

Still won't come off.

+Thompsons JR V. Oche some of the worse I've taken my heavy shot filled rubber mallet or small sledge and hit my ratchet or breaker bar . Definitely wear gloves , if that doesn't get them they are really not moving . It's easy to get turned around when removing bolts and go the wrong way and actually tighten I've done it myself , other than that I can't think of anything else .

Yes those spark plug seals are really the most important , pretty much any used vehicle will have oil down there if they haven't been changed . I doubt that's where all your oil is going but I can tell you some key areas . The cam seals will leak quite a bit , the crank seal will also leak alot. When I did my timing belt I replaced the cam seals but didn't do the crank seal and now I'm regretting it . That's a tremendous amount of work for one little seal but I'm going to have to tackle mine because it's losing some oil. The oil pan also is a good spot to leak mines been replaced new . But like I said mines losing a substantial amount just from the crank seal so I will plan that project for the near future . If a little bit of oil gets down in the cylinder when you pull out the plugs to clean them don't worry about it , it won't hurt a thing unless it's alot of oil. Best of luck on it and thanks for watching

s33therfan The outside of the engine is dry but there is a bit of residue on the oil pump around the crankshaft. I never did the crank or cam seals so that might also be my problem. I always tell people oil leaks don't kill the engine, the lack of oil does. I guess ill have to keep an eye on the timing belt because oil eats rubber. The engine runs great though. It has 130,000 miles and it's never had a check engine light. I replaced all the fluids and spark plugs when I got it at 43,000 miles and followed the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual.

Same with mine it runs great and it's over 200k , I just keep a close check on the oil. It's had its share of bugs to be worked out but nothing major . Over all its been a really good reliable car. I really hate oil leaks though , I know it pays to get decent seals . I've replaced with some lesser known brands and they didn't hold up no time. Thanks again

Engine degreaser, mineral spirits, gasoline, ideally something that doesn't leave a residue or lint Edit: to be clear, I meant separately those are some options, you don't need to use all three

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