Nissan 350z & Infiniti G35 Valve Cover Gasket Replacement! VQ35DE RWD Engine
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- Опубликовано: 13 май 2020
- Welcome back, In today's episode I show you guys how to replace the Valve Cover Gaskets on a 2003 Infiniti G35. This process will be the same for the Nissan 350z and also all RWD VQ35DE Engines such as the Infiniti fx35 and M35. If you found this video entertaining please give me a thumbs up! I hope everyone has an awesome day and I will see you all In the next video!
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My crankcase Breather Hose cracked since it was very hard and brittle. I was not able to order the OEM, but found this Dorman PCV Hose Part # 46012 locally.
Thx for the tutorial!! My mechanic wanted $1600 while I did it myself for $300. This was also my first ever repair on a car so I recommend anyone out there to go watch this video thru a couple times and learn the repair themselves. You’ll save a lot of $$$ and learn a couple things.
that's awesome! That's how I first started if they can do it so can you👍
@Jougan Nindo what was the fault with your car? mine misfiring garage has checked my spark plugs and coilpack but issue not resolved thinking this might be my next step but not 100% sure
@@KR-nh9sb if u have oil on ur spark plugs thats how u know u need to replace gaskets
@@luisavelar9883 i have oil in my spark plug wells so i’m replacing the entire valve cover whilst i’m in there! consider it peace of mind haha
you commented this on two videos
Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up if you found it useful thanks for watching!
Where did u get the head gasket kit?
@@edgarmartinez8070 I didn't replace the head gasket in this video if your referring to the valve cover gasket it bought it from rock auto
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE my bad, i meant the kit u got other than the valve cover gaskets. The metal ones.
I bought that one from autozon for like $45
Very detailed video I'm going to subscribe little bro. I'm usually a Mercedes man but I bought a 2004 Infiniti G35 because I wanted to see what it was like to drive one of those got it for 1500 and it had a bunch of mods on it so now I need to clean up what he didn't take care of and this is one of the jobs that needed to be done
Thank you sir. Really well explained and I like how you actually time lapsed as opposed to skipping over like the other videos 👌🏼
Thank you I Appreciate your feedback!
Just wanted to say from one 03 g35 owner to the next Thank You 🙏 I like how you take your time to say and show exactly what uour doing im getting ready to replace my valve covers.
thank you!
Great idea with the fishing line! I think it will be even better if the knots are on the outside of the cover so the lines are easier to pull out while keeping the gasket seated.
Just installed a magnaflow on my 350z, spotted an oil leak from the valve covers and recesses of plug wells. Unfortunately I have to replace the covers too but you're helping me save on the labor! Thanks!
This the best video for this I seen yet. I’m doing these and throwing on my gtr injectors , ported lower plenum , spacer and 4inch intake then flashing the tune at the same time as this
thanks man I appreciate it👍
Another great video Eric. I always enjoy them. Stay safe out there and we need more p11 videos.
thanks for the support! I'll keep them coming!
Great job in explaining and displaying. A layman can follow your lead. Excellent job.
Love you man please don’t stop doing stuff like this on god you help a lot of people with these vids man and you help us save a lot of money thanks man fr fr I mean it
Thank you!
Thanks for making this video cause I just found out 3 days ago I need this done to my ride.
thank you! i havent touched a engine in my life and i learned so much and was able to take care of what i needed on my 2004 g35:) made me realize i love to work on cars
This video was done incredibly well, thank you!
I used permatex high tact to hold down the gasket. Works perfect. Excellent video my man ! Super easy to understand .
Just did mine, thank you for this video. It really helped. Also it’s easier to remove the plenum first then unplug everything.
Yes thansk for the tip
Thx for showing the RTV gasket part brotha, have to do this same job soon still nervous about the make a gasket tho lol great detailed video 👍
I used Victor Reinz 15-10107-01 gasket on 05 G35 and they stayed in the valve cover without falling out. No tape or string required. Also install new NGK LFR5AHX Ruthenium plugs. Did a slight porting and polishing of both the upper and lower plenum. My Butt Dyno says I have a noticeable increase in power.
Best video for this job by far on the internet. Very explanatory, detail where it matters, and no time wasted on small talk I don't care about. Great video my friend keep up the good work!
thank you!
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE My Infiniti is blowing blue smoke do you think it’s the valves? Smells bad too
Very informative. Thank you bout to make my repair now. Hopefully I just have to replace gasket & not the whole valve cover. I initially thought you could replace the gromments, but I know now that it’s all one piece
Perfectly explained every step...GREAT.
thank you!
Went To Turning My Socket Wrenches Today, Cause Your Video!!!...My Gasket was leaking so Bad My FX Was practically Pouring Out Oil.
Best G35/350z DIY RUclipsr
thank you so much!
Thank you for the video It was very helpful. The local shop I took the car to gave me a quote of $4200 to change my valve covers with coils and sparks plug. Just finished changing it myself and spent roughly $300 for the full project + my time. Highly recommend doing this yourself if you have the time.
Awesome!
How was the difficulty? I’ve done zero maintenance work on my car myself (no experience), so I’m unsure if this is something I can do. The video looks simple enough to follow.
You should sue whatever shop you took it to because thats criminal
Bro you are the best at this on RUclips literally rebuilt alottttt on my front end just from ur videos
Thank you!
I was just watching your spark plug tutorial and found oil all over one so thank you I might try this myself next weekend. At the very least I have a good understanding of what this is so I can take it to a mechanic if I need to. Thank you! Glad I decided to change the spark plugs myself, I would have been charged so much $$$ and would’ve had no idea what was going on.
Glad to help out and yes it's better to do it yourself so that you can be more prepared for the other repair
Good job not editing out the tape mishap like most people would have. I just used a few dots of RBD around the gasket to hold it in place but the fishing line was a good idea too. How about removing and installing that #7 bolt on the drive side valve cover!? They knew what they were doing by putting those back there...
Gonna tackle mine after this video. Great work man. Very helpful. 👍
Thank you!
Bro you did good. Ima start my gasket job next month in March 2023
Thank you!
Doing valvecover gaskets on the 05 g35 tonight thanks for the video bro
Thank you for watching!
Great tutorial once again. The electric driver sure speeds things up. A quick tip I used when I did the valve covers on my previous Nissan: I sprayed a tiny bit of spray glue on the valve cover so that the gasket wouldn't fall out when installing it.
thanks for the tip it was frustrating so I'm sure people will find your tip useful
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE For sure it helps a ton. The one thing you don't want is your gasket to move and get pinched! lol Kinda defeats the purpose of changing it in the first place :) I had a Maxima before owning my G35 and I did the rear valve covers on it... what a pain the rear! The longitudinal engine position makes it so much easier!
Have to do my car soon so I looked up the video, thinking it was gonna be a pain. Doesn't look too bad. Thanks for the video. 👍
Thank you!
Love this video just helped me change out my valve cover gasket earlier!!
glad it helped you!
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE by far one of the best videos! Plus you give details alot better then most be sure to check out more videos if needed!
The tape idea 🤣🤣. Great stuff tho awesome vid Eric!
Great Video man!
Was going to do this on a 2003 G35, had all the parts sitting ant home, just waiting on a non rainy cold day. Got rear ended at a traffic light, and the insurance company wrote off the vehicle. Was really looking forward to all the frustration taking apart all of those bolts and wires too. Great job and thanks for sharing.
Sorry to hear that hope you are well
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE I'm good had to get rid of the G tho.
Sounds similar to my story but w/a different vehicle. Hope you weren't too badly hurt. Life is unpredictable and unfortunate things happen sometimes.
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Me encantó tu vídeo, definitivamente esta es la guia que usaré ya que contiene información muy importante que otros videos no comparten👏. Gracias!
Thanks for the video brother. I didn't have tape or fishing line and it took me about 5 attempts on each side lol
Super sick man, gives me the confidence to do it myself.
glad the video helps out 💪🏼
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE haven't put it back together, been to busy with work Dx
I miss my car 😔😔💔
Thanks bro for the vid. You saved my ass. You have a subscriber for life now
Thank you, I'm glad the video helped ✊
Used your fishing line trick ! Thank you that helped a lot lol
Awesome 👌
Good video. Very helpful. The edits and the part Pics was good 2.
Thank you!
Great work in the video bro. Very useful for sure.
Thank you!
Thank you for making this video
Very cool video, well done! Two remarks though: 1) you are a brave man installing all those cover bolts with the intakes left open, ALWAYS stick some cloth in all of them while you work or one day you'll drop a bolt or a washer in there, and you'll be *****ed ;) 2) It would have been worth checking the valve clearances once you had the covers off, might as well do it now. But overall great video, will go back to it when I do my covers.
Very well done. Great video. My mechanic friend advised that I replace the valve covers. He said the plastic valve have likely warped from heat and age. Any thoughts on this? Thanks for the detailed video.
Exelente video, gracias por compartir sus conocimientos
Awesome videos bro just what I was looking for! I would recommend you change the valve cover as a whole instead of the gasket due to the fact when your spark plug o rings give out you will have to do the job all over again🤦♂️ just a heads up 👌
Thanks for watching man
Great video buddy. 👍. As good as Christ Fix’s one. Once again congratulations 👍👍👍
Thank you!
It's such a great video. I really appreciate it 🙏 this saved me nearly 2,000 dollars ... these mechanics are all trying to get rich from one customer these days 😅
Thanks for the grate informative video you walked me threw it when I did mine lol
Good shit, well explained and good fishing line technique.
thank you! I'm pretty proud of that technique lol
I tried the fishing line works good just tie it on top of velve caver
Use weatherstripping glue. A dot of it, around each bolt hole will be enough. Dries very quickly. Once you set it down it won't move. It's right next to the silicone at the auto parts store. I use it on o-rings and gaskets that won't stay on by themselves.
Yessir I use 3M super Gasket adhesive works wonders and saves from headaches the salor talk
aye 2 years later this a massive help
@@natehoney4443 no cap what he said^^^ 3 years later
omg, that tape/fishing line is a great idea. but i never thought about the problem. I just put gasket maker on both sides of the rubber lining without thinking. i replaced my valve cover four years ago and so far no oil leaks yet.
The idea is that the spray will affect how the gasket seals
I was thinking the same thing all you have to do is put gasket maker on both sides and boom lol too easy
nice technique with the fishing line
wow !!! awesome video.....really intense....didn't realize all the gaskets that are involved in the valve cover gasket replacement. what an ordeal!! The fishing line idea was brilliant! do you suggest an 8lb test or an equivalent ?? lol. I may have been suggested to have this done on my G35 2006 but after looking at the video.... I need a loan $$$.. I already committed to the cooling fan replacement. $$$
So it looks like.....well you get the picture. ty for your time
You can replace the fan yourself
Great video. The best I’ve seen so far. Could you tell me what the other gasket set was? By the way. The fishing line trick was awesome 👏
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Perfect, thanks Eric
Thank you!
i gave you a thumbs up bro next time a help tip you forgot is the tool sizes .other than that thank you ill be working on my 2006 350z
Great video just did the job myself with some aluminum ones, I was a little confused when I didnt see you pull out the last coil packs lol threw me off a bit but other than that 👍🏼👍🏼
I would think use a little bit of gasket maker to hold gasket in place would probably work as well.
best video and very clear
my mechanic did the job for 500 and he paid 250 out his pocket for the gaskets he really only did the job for 250 so i call it a win win hes the goat
I need to do this job next weekend. Thank you for the video, I feel confident now to do the job.
Question...did the felpro set come with all intake gaskets etc.? Maybe you mentioned it but I missed it.
It's not the stickyness of the tape or the texture of the fishing line, it's the surface area and friction coefficient. The fishing line has a lower frictional coefficient due to it's surface area than the masking tape.
Very good work
Thank you!
Great Video, Great job
Thank you!
This is how a how to video should be done! Absolutely fantastic! Liked and followed
Thank you!
Very informative video. This is my first attempt at changing the valve covers on my 06 Infinity M35. Fingers crossed. I'm going in!
let me know if you have any questions👌🏼
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Ok so when I removed the plenum, I noticed it was very dirty and had a good amount of sludge built up. I cleaned it pretty good. Is it a good idea to change the oil afterwards?
the oil is from the pcv you might need a oil catch can. The sludge will get burnt in the combustion camber you don't need to change your oil
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE Ahh ok I appreciate the tip brother. I'll let you know the end result. I messed around and dropped two of the screws to the valve cover so it's off to the you pick tomorrow. 🤦🏿♂️😂
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE so I finished the job. Unfortunately it's worse than when I started. Its not drawing power when I accelerate. There is a popping sound coming from the exaust, and I smell gasoline when the car is running. The check engine light flashes when I drive so I know the issue is serious. I made all the proper connections, hoses, wires, and bolts. The new valve covers are intact, no leaks coming from them. The intake and throttle body are connected right. Plenum and manifold gasket were put back correctly. My guess is that the spark plugs/coils aren't properly installed. I had trouble extracting the plugs because my socket wrench wouldn't fit. So I left the ones my mechanic put in. Which are new. I don't know...feels like it's not firing on all cylinders. Your thoughts?
Great video - Thank you! I'm gonna see if some spray on permatex tacky sealer will hold the felpro rubber gaskets in place while I do the cover install
Did you end up using permatex spray tacky sealer to hold your gasket in place. If you did how good it did?
I ran into a lot of issues doing it myself @@Andr1019_, so I punted and took it to a shop where a buddy of mine works. They used black gasket making permatex, not the spray.
@@synaptik111 thanks budd. I will be using their method to hold the gasket in place.
Thank you 🙏🏼 🙏🏼
This job took me 4 hours to complete, I guess because I cleaned & degreased the manifold & throttle body then used a blow dryer to dry everything up
excellent video thank you my friend! So i only need the valve cover gaskets and the spark cover gaskets right? I was told by infiniti dealer my 2003 g35 sedan six speed manual has the valve covers you have to replace because the gaskets are a part of them?
yes correct you can't replace the spark plug tube seals because they are built into the valve cover
Great video bro!..
Question, I'm having trouble getting the bolt off of the passenger side valve cover in the back,any suggestions on what tool to use because it's not much space at all back there, thanks
Get a small 10mm gear wrench that usually works or a 10 swivel
Great video! Really helped a lot. I just got done doing this. It came up with three new codes. Two of the codes where because of the valve covers. I was mention that i could have possibly over thighed the valve covers. Even tho i used a torque wrench. Is that even possible for it to throw a code for that because of over thighed?
No thats not possible. I need to know what codes you have so I can better answer your question but vavle covers don't give a code
Fishing line 👍 I 💘 it
By any chance do you know the torque values for this job from the valve covers all the way up the final build up? Or were i can find them. Iv been searching online but I cant seem to find definate answers
I need to do this soon, for $25 more I can get new valve covers as well on eBay. Thinking about getting new coil packs they have a package for $98. New valve covers, gaskets, and coil packs.
I'm thinking about painting the new valve covers with some high temperature paint. Need a color that will pop, might as well paint the plenum too. Then finish it off and paint the cam covers.
Just bought a 04 G35x and it's in great condition. It does have a small leak that I've pin pointed to being the oil cooler gasket. Then I noticed there's oil buildup on the driver side valve cover. It's likely just all of the spilt oil from missing the fill hole while filling it with oil. The other side isn't bad, just dirt and 16yrs of build up. I'm going to change the plugs, so I was thinking might as well replace the valve covers. I'm curious how clean the intake is, as well as the cams and valve train. Anyone know if you can clean them while the valve covers are off? Would all of the crud wash down into the pan? Just flush it out with a light weight oil. Maybe I should just wipe it down? I just figured since I have everything accessable, might as well give it a good cleaning. I don't see why it'd harm anything, unless it's really dirty and there's sludge everywhere. I don't think mine is, the engine is runs smooth and is pretty quiet. If I get some seafoam in a spray bottle and just give everything a good soak. Then go over it with an old toothbrush. Any thick sludge, if it even has any I can wipe away with a microfiber cloth. Just making sure nothing thick falls into the oil pan.
Not sure if it'll even be worth the trouble. I'm not expecting any miraculous changes, just maybe better response time and gas mileage?
I'm very mechanically inclined this is an easy job. I've just never cleaned the valve train before, so I'm curious if it's even worth the hassle? I will also clean the intake really good as well as the throttle body. If I unplug the throttle body and clean it, will I still have to do the re learning procedure? I'm also going to add some more intake piping so I can relocate the MAF and intake filter. Right now it's resting by the dip stick right next to the valve covers. Wanting to bring it right behind the headlights into the bumper area.
Thanks for the the vid. I'm in OZ and some models are called 2003 v35 skyline 350gt. Where can I get a service/repair manual for mine with step by step repair instructions? Please.
I need you to do this to my ride ! Lol
Hey boss great video! I just have one question is it necessary to change the valve covers when you’re doing the valve cover gasket’s?
Idk if you found out yet but it’s only necessary to change out the valve covers if they are cracked, or the spark plug wells have oil because the gaskets for the spark plugs go bad. It’s also recommended to be changed every 100,000 miles, and if you’re buying new valve covers buy OEM don’t buy aftermarket.
If you’re in an emergency and can’t order that gaskets, you can use ultra grey Rtv to make the gaskets. Done it many times lasted two years or more
Use a small thin layer of silicone to hold the gasket in place.
fish line idea is brilliant; perfect it by not dragging the knots under the gasket while removing. tie it on top, or cut it/remove so as to not drag it along the gasket/underside. Bump #g35
Yup Works every time 👍
awesome vid! I was thinking about tackling this job in my FX35, but after seeing how much work it is, i'm just going to buy a new motor lol
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard
@@ajhoover7971 you’re the dumbest thing to breathe
Find the leak and just spray the spot with flex seal
I'm trying to look for a video like this but for a head gasket replacement.
They do sell spark plug tube seals ! You just have to buy them separately. According to the auto part store.
instead of the fishing line thing you can just put some blobs of rtv in the grove that the gasket sits in. makes for more cleanup next time around up much easier in the moment.
I've never been a fan of using rtv on a gasket
Timing chain & guides next??
is servicing the injectors required ? or can i just finish doing the valve cover gaskets once all that’s off ?
Should have had the intake plugged up with the towels while you were installing the valve covers too
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Awesome video dude. Any chance you could drop the link to the gasket kit you used to replace all those metal ones?
Here you go www.amazon.com/dp/B005E9LOPW/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_3EQ09EGNKGAP1CWHDFQ3?linkCode=ml2&tag=ericsdiygarag-20
Tip, use blue rtv, small bead, inside the valve cover then set the gasket into the cover, let it sit for about 10 minutes, gasket won't fall out..
Thanks for the tip but I rather not use rtv to hold the gasket in place, never liked that method
This was very useful will everything be the same if I have a 2008 Infiniti m35?
Yes
That is one varnished motor right there
Still running strong
How do you disconnect the connector for the drivers side intake cam position sensor? I can't feel a locking lever In the video, you just reached back there and boop, it was disconnected. NVM, I looked more and figured it out. The green tab needs to be PUSHED towards the sensor connection.
Dead when i seen tape didnt work and you cut😂
it was frustrating haha 😂
@@ERICSDIYGARAGE my god i was losing my mind today spent hours trying different tapes to secure the VCG on the passenger side while installing in its tight space, but no matter what I did the gasket would fall off somewhere in the front or the back. After over an hour of trying I ended up just using RTV to glue the gasket on. I know you aren't supposed to do this but it didnt feel like anything else was going to work. Hoping for no leaks when the rest of the motor goes back together tomorrow
Why was gasket spray adhesive not used? Just curious....