2008 Acura TSX - Episode 2: Valve Cover Gasket Time

Our initial inspection of the 2008 Acura TSX revealed some oil leaks originating from the valve cover area. It's our duty now to replace the valve cover gasket, the spark plug well gaskets, and the gaskets around the valve cover bolts to seal this valvetrain area back up. Let's put a stop to these annoying oil leaks.

[@DavidAnderson-h7w]

Refreshing to see a detailed RUclips video with quality editing and helpful details.

[@autoobsessivegarage]

Thanks, but keep it down…don’t want my editors to hear any positive feedback.

[@JRISF]

Cant believe how clean the bay is for the age

[@autoobsessivegarage]

A solid sign of how well this car was maintained and looked after.

[@OhYesProductions]

Very good video! The back of my valve cover was leaking oil all over and I was able to fix it by replacing gaskets and seals. Thanks for the detailed explanations!

[@autoobsessivegarage]

Thanks a ton and glad it could help. Sometimes an oil leak looks worse than it actually is, and a simple valve cover gasket replacement is all it takes.

[@slowedrolitas8917]

Awesome work , this is very useful!

[@autoobsessivegarage]

Glad it helped!

[@AdiRuparel]

you should have adjusted the valve clearance with this job

[@autoobsessivegarage]

Trust me, every time I remove a valve cover I check the valve clearance. I stopped adding that footage if no adjustment was necessary. Figured 15 mins of feeler gauge action in every VC gasket video wasn’t the most entertaining. This TSX was perfectly in spec.

[@bounlomphouachith1326]

is a good VDO
But you did not show the point where or how to put the ring in where you tap them down?

[@autoobsessivegarage]

You may have missed that section of the video, but the spark plug tube gasket installation is detailed at 7:48.