Craig Miller
Posts:11799
 | | 16 Apr 2009 02:33 PM |
| Land Rover valve cover gaskets are notorious for leaking. I've been looking into options other than genuine gaskets and read recently about using Buick 215 gaskets instead. Anyone have any experience with the Buick 215 "Felpro part number #VS12993R-1" gaskets on a Land Rover? | | |
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Garrett Grebe
Basic Member
Posts:300
| | 16 Apr 2009 03:42 PM |
| You reading DWEEB today? I just ordered some and plan to install a week from saturday. I'm doing valve cover gaskets, wires 'n plugs. I'll probably paint the valve covers while they're off too...
Do you know a part # for the upper plenum gasket? | | | |
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Dan Cronin
Veteran Member
Posts:2844
| | 16 Apr 2009 03:54 PM |
| Yes, it is PITA666 :-)
JK
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:03 PM |
| Yep, reading dweeb, but trust the opinion of people here to be more objective.  I'm typing this as the boys at Columbia Rovers change mine, along with the head gasket, and a few other "beyond my ability" items. I'm a little dissapointed that I'm doing this again after only 57k (Columbia Rovers DID NOT do it last time). Don't know the part number, but Scott does. | | | |
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Garrett Grebe
Basic Member
Posts:300
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:25 PM |
| Mine are leaking after only 40k (complete top end rebuilt at 67k) so I'm hoping the aftermarket work better. Hopefully, I'm tired of the smell and mess. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:33 PM |
| Your head gaskets and valve covers are leaking? Grant's new Toyota is leaking too. Dang, bad mojo going around here.
I'm just glad to be taking care of it now instead of ruining a trip next summer.
Craig
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AJ Lightfoot
Basic Member
Posts:245
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:37 PM |
| Mine too. I was mounting my bumper a few weeks back and Brent at Columbia informed me, after inspecting them that i'd need a head job. I just had mine done less than 40K ago. Mine were done by Stewarts in Sacto who was really highly recommended. I would advise not to go to them after my experience and the amount of money I poured down them. Anyways i will be having Columbia do mine as well soon.
Craig, are you trying the different seals this time or using genuine?
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Garrett Grebe
Basic Member
Posts:300
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:38 PM |
| No no, thank God no, just the valve covers leaking oil onto exhaust, etc. I'm knocking really hard on my wood desk right now... | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:46 PM |
| Posted By AJ Lightfoot on 04/16/2009 4:37 PM
Mine too. I was mounting my bumper a few weeks back and Brent at Columbia informed me, after inspecting them that i'd need a head job. I just had mine done less than 40K ago. Mine were done by Stewarts in Sacto who was really highly recommended. I would advise not to go to them after my experience and the amount of money I poured down them. Anyways i will be having Columbia do mine as well soon.
Craig, are you trying the different seals this time or using genuine?
AJ
I'm using whatever Scott likes to use for the valve gaskets. I started researching, then decided to just trust that Scott knows what works best.
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AJ Lightfoot
Basic Member
Posts:245
| | 16 Apr 2009 04:57 PM |
| Posted By Garrett Grebe on 04/16/2009 4:38 PM No no, thank God no, just the valve covers leaking oil onto exhaust, etc. I'm knocking really hard on my wood desk right now...
Garrett,
My desk is made of particle board. Maybe that is the problem with my luck? haha.
Craig,
yeah, Scott is like Yoda and the force, except with Land Rovers. Aj | | | |
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Dave Waters
Basic Member
Posts:464
| | 16 Apr 2009 05:11 PM |
| My valve gaskets are leaking also, well just a little, maybe Dan can help me change mine out. Will even pay you Dan | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 16 Apr 2009 05:30 PM |
| I'm not sure there is a Land Rover in existence whose Valve Covers aren't leaking. I once went for 30k w/o a leak.
Maybe it's time that somebody try the other gaskets... whatever's getting used now clearly isn't working.
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Ben Bailey
Veteran Member
Posts:2561
| | 16 Apr 2009 05:45 PM |
| The XD started leaking about 2 months before I sold it. DUOH!
The '04 has started to leak at about 60k. | | | |
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Andy Berglund
Tacoma, WA
Veteran Member
Posts:3453
| | 16 Apr 2009 05:49 PM |
| What's the big deal? If they leak a little, meh. As long as it isn't a function of something else going wrong, I don't see the problem. Head gasket leaking: that's a big deal.
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Jack Lester
Posts:99
| | 16 Apr 2009 09:08 PM |
| Hey guys! My valve cover gaskets on my p38 have not leaked for over 70k. Well actually, I replace my head gaskets every 2 years on that rig, so i guess I change my valve cover gaskets every time I change my head gaskets. My head gasket just blew yesterday  I guess I will prevent valve cover gasket leakage for awhile longer, though | | | |
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Andy Hough
Basic Member
Posts:455
| | 17 Apr 2009 07:42 AM |
| Mine leak badly, and I think I may have an oil pressure issue, occasionally I get some valve noise at speed on the highway. | | | |
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Scott Williams
Advanced Member
Posts:880
| | 17 Apr 2009 10:43 AM |
| Garrett, Plenum gasket # ERR6621. The valve cover gasket isn't the problem, rather a symptom of another problem. The crankcase ventilation is terrible on Rover V8's. The flame trap plugs up, and excessive pressure takes the path of least resistance which is typically the valve cover gaskets. The flame trap can be removed completely and a traditional PCV valve can be used to relieve the pressure. Valve cover gaskets last a lot longer with a modified crank case breather. | | | |
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Andy Hough
Basic Member
Posts:455
| | 17 Apr 2009 03:16 PM |
| I think I can make the assumption that the flame trap on mine is plugged, I will have to clean this to see if it helps reduce the leaking..... | | | |
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Andy Berglund
Tacoma, WA
Veteran Member
Posts:3453
| | 17 Apr 2009 03:24 PM |
| I think that there is a write up on the replacement of the flame trap with off the shelf parts that Scott made. Search around and come back if you can't find it here. It's fairly straightforward. I was able to do it. That should tell you enough. Andy | | | |
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Dan Cronin
Veteran Member
Posts:2844
| | 17 Apr 2009 03:44 PM |
| Posted By Dave Waters on 04/16/2009 5:11 PM
My valve gaskets are leaking also, well just a little, maybe Dan can help me change mine out. Will even pay you Dan 
Let me know when
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