Thank you, thank you. Great video. I usually do oil and spark plugs. This video gave me the courage to try something bigger. Following your video, everything went smoothly. No leaks! Car is running like a champ.
Awesome man, just bought a 98 corolla 1 owner 166k miles for 1100. Had some interior needing replacement and owner didn't say it had leaking valve cover. Looks easy enough, thanks for saving me probably 300 bucks!!
Thanks for your videos. I've never done much work on cars, but this video and your spark plug one for the Corolla saved me a chunk of change. No more leak and car is running much better. This was one of the cleanest, easiest to follow tutorials ever.
@@joesaric1 there will be air pressure variances in the cam/rocker area that will interfere with the valves. It's supposed to be under a vacuum and if its leaking, bingo bango you got bad fuel air mixture.
Same engine for the gasket change to be done, mechanics in England are trying to charge my brother two hours labour for a job this man just did in under 15 minutes. Hardly surprising really when they also tried charging £80 for the gasket itself which retails at £23.99. This is why these videos are valuable insights into how to do the job yourself. There are too many scammers doing good mens jobs. Thank you for the upload 😄
Ok, I did this today on my wife's 2000 Corolla. This video was super helpful. One mistake I made is I spent an hour trying to pry off the VC only to realize I hadn't removed one bolt. I was trying to pry it off using a screwdriver and in the process scratched the outside surface of the cover as well as the bottom. The scratches don't seem to be too bad and are on the outside so I think I'm safe. The old gasket seemed to be in good shape but I guess you can never tell these things with a visual inspection. I'm hoping this stops the leaking oil. I was constantly having to top off the oil. Fingers crossed! Thanks for the tutorial, NutzAboutBolts! To anyone feeling leary and on the fence, I would highly recommend doing this if they need to. I'm not a handy person by any means but following this video, it was a cinch. Would have taken me an hour tops had I not made the mistake of not taking that one screw off that I mentioned earlier.
I also didn't have a torque wrench so I torqued it to what I'm sure is more than the recommended 8lbs. Will this cause any problems? I didn't torque it super tight. I gauged how tough the bolts were to unscrew and then probably tightened them a bit more than that. If I had to guess, it would be around 15lbs. The gasket also came with two rubber washers that I'm guessing go on the center-middle two bolts on the valve cover. The new washer were loose around the bolt compared to the old ones, which were snug to the bolt so I ended up using the old ones.
As far as torquing is concerned some people can nail it and some people need a torque wrench! So the two grommets that came with it I think you can get away with it as long as they're still in good shape!
Shobuddy, we used brake clean to clean way the harden RTV from the valve cover gasket half moon shape where the crack is at. The liquid gasket you're referring to is called "RTV gasket", you can find it at any autostore, it's in a black tube. I hope that helps.
Thanks man. I should have expanded your video comments since you've got it all listed there. As far as the RTV gasket, will this work: shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/permatex-ultra-black-maximum-oil-resistance-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-.5-oz-22072/7310173-P?searchTerm=rtv+gasket I see a ton of options when doing a search so just want to confirm.
@@NutzAboutBolts bro i changed gasket and took road test everything worked fine then i parked my corolla for a week. After a week when i started my car, all cylinders were misfiring with p0300 p0301 p0302 p0303 po304 codes and flashing check engine light. What may be the cause.?
Thanks for the great walk through! I would just caution, be prepared for the gasket around the spark plugs to potentially be dry, brittle, and very sharp. I put a nice gash in my finger prying it up.
Wow thanks for this video, I never knew it was this easy! All around the side of the valve cover gasket my car has oil sweating out, now that I know how easy it is to change I'll definitely be doing this myself
+NutzAboutBolts Just did the job, turned out real easy and simple! The old valve cover gasket was all cracked up along the entire length, glad I got this replaced
Thank u in 2020 I'm going through hard times financially and the mechanics were charging 170 to change spark plugs and 350 for gasket change. I would be taking the bus and probably loose my job for being late if it wasn't for you. Ty ty 😭😭😭
Thanks for the video ! Mine was leaking bad , was the original gasket , had become really hard and brittle as caramel , good think I decided to change it 👍
Thank you for your videos! My 1998 Corolla has been getting cylinder misfires all the time. Didn't know what it was until getting codes checked. Long story short, replaced the gasket, plugs and plug wires, thanks to your videos. Spent a little over $100 total doing these jobs myself, almost certainly would have been more expensive. Now I'm a nervous wreck, though, driving around waiting for the sensors to reset, half-expecting the misfires to return, but so far it's going well. One question, the gasket I bought came with what looks like new seals for the super long bolts in the middle of the cover. Are these something I should be concerned with replacing? I couldn't figure out how to switch them out, but I didn't spent much time on it.
Timothy Perschon if the bolt isn’t leaking, I wouldn’t be too worried about it. You can rent an OBDII scanner from Autozone or something and clear the code, it’s much faster Or buy a cheap 50$ one when it goes on sale. Driving around will take a while to clear the code, and sometimes the code won’t go away if it still has a symptom.
I know this is a year old but disconnecting the battery for a couple of seconds (I would try and turn on the head lights just to drain any left over juice) then connecting it bad will reset the codes.
This seems like a good video and I always enjoy yours, but I just watched enough to see how the 2000 Corolla engine differed from the 2000 Civic. A friend sent a picture and I said "Hey! A 1996-2000 Civic DX!" "No, that's a Corolla! See how it's DOHC?" "I see that it totally isn't!"
Video was kind of relaxing in a way watching you put the fresh gasket on and bolting everything up back together. Aahhhh...it reminds me when I was a kid and I finished piecing together an erectors sets or knex project.
Thanks for posting. Good video. The only problem is in the Corolla 1998 and 1999 the ignition cables are different and at least one of the covers, which could be confusing.
Arturo De La Fuente I agree, there are 2 different ignition systems for the corolla's. It should be the same concept besides the ignition wires and coils... Thanks for informing the viewers about that.
Thanks for the video, I just did this today; hope all went well and I have no leaks, I don't think I noticed anything fall into the engine so hopefully no damage occurs. Just ordered a bunch of stuff on rockauto for brakes and my rear struts that are worn out. Rockauto has good deals but trying to find the best shipping cost is like a mini game; it changes shipping locations and price of shipping of the things already in the cart if you add more (different things not quantities of already added items) things to the cart. Time to have fun with a spring compressor for the first time...... Would have just gone with a monroe quick strut but I did that in the front and it sits a bit high even after a couple of years, so am going to go the other route of reusing the springs. My rear drum brakes seem wonky and the right rear one makes a noise once and a while when driving; I figured I'd just replace the drums, shoes, springs, etc in the rear and the rotors and pads up front.
Yea, I got a 98 "Coroller" as I call it, got a bunch of parts from the Rock too. Just did this valve gasket, 4 corner brakes, rotor ,drum & springs, master cylinder, upstream O2 sensor, pcv, Auto Trans filter swap, iridium spark plugs & wires, ATF drain & Fill + separate differential d&f. In March I will continue with the rear struts, water pump, radiator, thermostat, and coolant flush & fill. 279k miles, so far so good.
@@XavierGM503 : Safe bet on Auto Trans is drain and fill. Over certain mileage (I say 100k miles for Toyota) I would not do a flush if its never had one. Drain & Fill is best when done more frequent like 30k miles. Now if the car is hi mileage and never had a trans fluid swap, then replace it with a drain & fill and while you are at it, you can change the filter or mesh screen. I did this to the 98 Corolla that had very burnt black ATF. I did 4 ATF drain & fills every Saturday morning, wife drove about 400 miles between each Saturday, but It can be way less miles driven in between. Basicaly, I say if u didn't start the ATF flushing early in cars life, you are best not starting it at all.
@@mitomr.twiceasnice4358 Once again, thanks for the advice sir, Im trying to get on the DIY world, so probably will do that on my 97 geo prizm (which got the same engine that corollas do) soon.
@@XavierGM503 Sounds good, we learn something new everyday. I don't remember exactly but research your car info to see if the differential has a separate reservoir to drain and fill the ATF in that. 98 Corolla/Prism had this on the 3speed Auto Trans but not the 4speed Auto Trans where the differential reservioir was included with the rest of transmission.
Very helpul. I have this exact same job to do on a 2002 Corolla. Wish you had included a torque spec on the cover bolts. Easy enough to find it on-line, though. I am guessing about 89 inch pounds.
Thanks so much for posting! My valve cover gasket is leaking, gotta knock this out sometime. That does look like a handy tool, as the other posters have said.
+NutzAboutBolts hi there when you change the valve cover gasket the 2 ruber seals come with it they goes on the top where the 2 center bolts goes or goes somewhere ells
It is a partially good video, you forgot #1 the pattern to tight the bolts back in, and the most important #2 you didn't torque them to the right pounds, what you did will work but once the engine warm up and cool down the cover will expand and contract and that movement will affect the gasket eventually and probably you will have a leak "Again" before you can imagine, however you did a good explanation on what to remove or not....!!
Luis Vellon thanks, we understand and always recommend using a torque wrench, but we've done this quite a lot and haven't had a leak problem before. Thanks for watching! maybe next time we'll add the torque wrench in lol.
Yes. The gaskets around the spark plugs are included in the gasket kit from the auto parts store. Replacing all of that at once those should solve your problem. (See minute 7:00 in the video.)
you forgot the piece on the top right bolt that was plugged into a wirng connector when putting it back together i noticed. this was not on my girlfriends car when I changed the pcv valve i noticed and checked your video at the start to see where it should be bolted under.
Brilliant video. Very well filmed and great explanation of all work done. Would this be my problem I wonder?? I’ve oil in my spark plug chambers!! Thanks.
this 'brilliant " tech forgot to mention to use calibrated torque wrench during assembly . It'll start leaking again if overtightened . Can't fix stupid .
RTV made up of silicone, isn't it? It was a new toyota genuine oem rubber gasket. I told mech to put some RTV, but he said 'no'. Then I told him to put a thin layer of engine oil, he said 'no need'. Two days have past, I'll remove plastic engine cover of my toyota corolla after a week to see if there's any leak. Fingers crossed....
NutzAboutBolts Today after driving I found some places near VC gasket sweaty. So it's leaking. Oil level seems unchanged though. I've to redo the entire process now. Thinking about to put thin layer of rtv around the entire gasket contour this time.
Thank you for your video on valve cover gasket replacement. Newbie here, has anyone done this before? How long would you expect a newbie to complete this project? Thank you
Hey man you make some of the best videos for stuff like this.... Do you plan on doing any more 8th gen Corolla videos? I just was given one and love watching videos on the car
Is there a particular valve cover gasket brand or type that you would recommend? And what was the part number for the one that you used if you have that info available?
MCLiggit we usually get Victor Reinz or Beck Arnley... sometimes Felpro is good but check the box to see if made in u.s.a or Japan. Sorry we don't have the part number for the gasket.
I subbed to your channel. I am also a mechanic, sort of but I work on mechines with nt so much grease around like ATMs, Coin Sorters, Cash recyclers and such; there is a lot of electromechanical stuff in what i do and i love it, cars attract me to work on them but I certainly do not like the grease and dirt; You make it look simple. I am told by my mechanic I need a new engine on a Corolla 2004 CE that has code P0300; he said he found water on the gap of the spark plug in cylinder 1, where the code points to; the car overheats and stalls when the needle gets to the red; my wife has been driving it like that for some time without noticing the temp needle so we took action when it started shutting down; it is drivable for only about 10 min. The oil was getting also very low; I did an oil change and took it to the mechanic only for him to come back with that recommendation; he says the car has a blown head gasket and needs a complete engine replacement because doing the gasket at this point will not fix the issues; he charges me $1700 for a reconditioned Toyota Engine and labor; the engine is provided by a buddy of his who dedicates to reconstruct engines. That is the SECOND engine that car has; the factory engine failed after a long trip without oil; my wife or I never checked before the trip and it ran without oil from Las Vegas to LA, on the way back; it blew the lifters; at that time, the engine which is now failing again I bought for $1000 at a yard near Tijuana; it was a 62000 miles certified Toyota 2003 engine at that time; our "friend" the mechanic charged also $700 to put it in; he is the only person who has service this car since; my wife kept the oil changes on time pretty much and now out of the blue it is failing again. I suspect this guy may be doing something to get us to service the car again? He is always busy and money he does not lack! -- now after watching some of your videos looking for some info into overheating and a blown head gasket; I actually discovered the car had almost no coolant and water on the radiator; i top it with tap water (yes I know!!--will correct it soon) then I started, it was idle for about 20 min and the temp STAYED this time in the center as it should be; then accelerating for few seconds to rev to 3000 RPM temp goes up BUT it does not reach all the way up to red; then I turned on the heat; NO HEAT! only cold air; this tells me i may have a bad thermostat and/or water pump? in any case, I feel the issues may be fixable without having to replace the engine again; or not?? I do not have a bad lifter this time, just lost of compression or a leak on the head; i do not think we again destroyed this engine because with the car @ 122000 miles already on it i do not think it would be worth to do another engine overhaul, but then again, i may very well trying to expend money on a lost cause? i still have the original engine for that Toyota, the blown one, which he wanted to buy for "$200.00 for scraps" but i kept it telling him I might be interested in putting it apart and reconditioning it myself someday; (that has not happened ) in any case it has been about 4 or 5 years since the engine replacement with our "friend" (he says he is my friend!) the mechanic and it is pretty strange to me that now the car needs exactly the same thing again? -- I got to tell you; the engine has missing screws, a lose sensor that supposed to be attached to chassis on the right side of it, the plastic top cover is missing the plastic clips and there is a small aluminum tube that is missing something and i do not know if it is a bleeding port on the bottom of the engine by the right side or it supposed to be like that; obviously this mechanic friend is a mess doing his work; wife is pissed beyond recognition and do not want to go to him ever again; her point is we have been paying this guy to service the car; how come he never said anything?? even when she does not watch that temperature gauge, she is kind of right; the mechanic says nobody can help if we drive it with an engine light on for extended period of time so i am not completely certain he is wrong but i got the gut feeling he is taking advantages; uff, that was long!! --- in any case, with the facts i stated here, would this warrants a new engine again? we have been even going car shopping because she needs her car back! but that is expensive even more than a new engine but she says she is tired of the car breaking down (she needs and by now definitely learned she has to pay more attention to the car and not ever leave it running with that engine light on!) -- What can you tell me, or anyone with experience???
Rody Outdoors I would definitely just buy a new corolla, that corolla has been through hell. Try reselling it and use that money to buy a new vehicle. Now a days there’s a hybrid corolla so that’ll save you on gas $$. I wouldn’t go back to that mechanic as well, find a different independent mechanic who has a shop and can warranty on his work.
@@NutzAboutBolts Thanks for the advise. Yes I came back from Autozone and just in parts I am looking to $200.00 and after replacing them there is no guarantees that the engine issue would have been taken care of. We are looking for another car; no new but low miles and this time she will pay attention and i will get extended or life time warranty after manufacturer expires; I think is the way to go.
you may not be experienced at this and a skilled person may be a better new valve cover installer/cleaner than you are if you are older and out of shape. It may be the last time this is done before the car is ever sold...
my car (03 corolla) started shaking when I was driving home from work the other day, I used an OBD-II and it returned 'P0303' (cylinder 3 misfire) I removed the ignition coils and noticed there was oil all in the spark plug wells and I think (I hope) it's because of a bad valve cover gasket. I had no idea what it was or where to start so thanks man for the vid
I changed valve cover gasket on my 02 corolla but now engine will not crank. headlight and all other light comes on battery seems fine. may be I moved timing change while trying to pry open valve cover
timing chain is hard to move, not sure why your engine not cranking, but it shouldn't have caused anything to your engine since you're just replacing the gasket. Make sure everything was put back together properly. Check your battery voltage.
I had a problem getting my new valve cover gasket seated properly. It just would not stay in place! And of course when I turned it over to place the valve cover back on it just slipped right off, especially at the corners. Any tips on getting this thing seated properly so I'm not starting the engine with a poorly sealed valve cover gasket?
You can apply a small amount of RTV sealant to the gasket to hold it in place. That’s what we do, make sure to apply RTV on the half moon shape part like in the video to prevent leaking from that part.
Great! That's what I suspected I'd have to do but wasn't sure it was a good idea since no one advised it in any of the tutorials I've seen. Thanks for the fast input!
check bolts. mine started backing out. would retighten and they'd back out again. one reason i have to do a valve cover gasket change. just ordered new bolts from toyota. hoping that will fix it.
What about the one bolt thats missing on the valve cover? Think thats the long stud one that the plastic engine cover attaches to. Is it ok to drive without it?
NutzAboutBolts Ok. So there is no need to have it in place? Every time i take off the plastic engine cover off my corolla it pulls the long stud with it. I cant separate the samll nut and the bolt. They feel "welded" together.
Feda Birdahic I had a similar impression, but the cap nut was just screwed on way too tight. I was able to get them apart using a crescent wrench and a socket. IMHO, it's a maintainability design flaw. A previous owner of a friend's 2001 Corolla had left the long part of the bolt out, thinking it was only there to attach the plastic cover, not to hold the valve cover down. This caused an oil leak, which in turn caused misfires on #3 cylinder from the oil getting into the ignition coil. I replaced the long bolt with a 6mm, 1-40mm bolt, a 6mm flat washer and an 18mm flat washer from the hardware store (no luck finding a source for the real part on a Sunday afternoon). I don't see a need to more than three connection points for a plastic cover, so it shouldn't matter. Now there is no connection between taking the plastic cover off and inadvertently removing one of the valve cover bolts.
Thanks, sorry me again, I accidentally snapped the breather hose off , it was very brittle baked onto the housing, will it be ok to drive the car 3 klms so I can get to Toyota Spares on Monday ? Mines a 2007 zze 122. Thanks.
I have all pieces removed except for the cover itself. The part in the video where you use a screw driver as a chisel is NOT working. I can get part of the cover up from it, but the other side is super stubborn, any advice? I am starting to damage the whole thing....this is turning into a mess real quick....
We recommend torquing it down since your snug can cause over tightening it. We didn’t use a torque wrench because we’ve been doing this for a long time so we know how to gauge the tightness of it.
Great video! Stumbled upon it while searching on the web. I'm going to try this for my wife's 2000 Corolla which is leaking form the from and back of the valve cover. Two questions, what is the spray you used to clean the edges after you removed the valve cover? And what is "liquid gasket"? Couldn't find it when searching on auto part websites. I need to get these two things before I start.
What is the reason why the RTV is put on those two specific areas? Why only there? How is that spot different then the rest of the surface where the gasket itself was good enough to seal it? Thanks
It’s where the timing cover meets with the head, so you want to RTV that gap or else oil will leak through it. The gasket keeps oil from leaking through the valve cover.
Anything under 15 ft/lbs should be measured in inch/lbs bc larger toraue wrenches arent accurate under 15. The specs can be found in your repair manual aling with the tightwning sequence.
One of the best tutorials I've seen, no annoying music and distractions associated with this and very clear video, well done!!
+Terry Tak thanks :)
Not to mention great vocalized audio and extremely good videography.
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Thank you, thank you. Great video. I usually do oil and spark plugs. This video gave me the courage to try something bigger. Following your video, everything went smoothly. No leaks! Car is running like a champ.
Awesome man, just bought a 98 corolla 1 owner 166k miles for 1100. Had some interior needing replacement and owner didn't say it had leaking valve cover. Looks easy enough, thanks for saving me probably 300 bucks!!
excellent vid. Thanks. My shop wanted $300 to do this. (And ditto thanks for opting to skip the cheezy music!)
+Bill Johnson haha thanks
I was only quoted 98 dollars. Really affordable I guess, but I can still save about 70 bucks doing it myself.
Thanks for your videos. I've never done much work on cars, but this video and your spark plug one for the Corolla saved me a chunk of change. No more leak and car is running much better. This was one of the cleanest, easiest to follow tutorials ever.
+bapassey thanks! glad you fixed your vehicle :D its easy as 1,2 and 3.
why would be car running much better because of this cover gasket ?
@@joesaric1 there will be air pressure variances in the cam/rocker area that will interfere with the valves. It's supposed to be under a vacuum and if its leaking, bingo bango you got bad fuel air mixture.
Same engine for the gasket change to be done, mechanics in England are trying to charge my brother two hours labour for a job this man just did in under 15 minutes.
Hardly surprising really when they also tried charging £80 for the gasket itself which retails at £23.99.
This is why these videos are valuable insights into how to do the job yourself. There are too many scammers doing good mens jobs. Thank you for the upload 😄
Ok, I did this today on my wife's 2000 Corolla. This video was super helpful. One mistake I made is I spent an hour trying to pry off the VC only to realize I hadn't removed one bolt. I was trying to pry it off using a screwdriver and in the process scratched the outside surface of the cover as well as the bottom. The scratches don't seem to be too bad and are on the outside so I think I'm safe. The old gasket seemed to be in good shape but I guess you can never tell these things with a visual inspection. I'm hoping this stops the leaking oil. I was constantly having to top off the oil. Fingers crossed! Thanks for the tutorial, NutzAboutBolts! To anyone feeling leary and on the fence, I would highly recommend doing this if they need to. I'm not a handy person by any means but following this video, it was a cinch. Would have taken me an hour tops had I not made the mistake of not taking that one screw off that I mentioned earlier.
I also didn't have a torque wrench so I torqued it to what I'm sure is more than the recommended 8lbs. Will this cause any problems? I didn't torque it super tight. I gauged how tough the bolts were to unscrew and then probably tightened them a bit more than that. If I had to guess, it would be around 15lbs.
The gasket also came with two rubber washers that I'm guessing go on the center-middle two bolts on the valve cover. The new washer were loose around the bolt compared to the old ones, which were snug to the bolt so I ended up using the old ones.
As far as torquing is concerned some people can nail it and some people need a torque wrench! So the two grommets that came with it I think you can get away with it as long as they're still in good shape!
No fuss step by step tutorial. Parts and torque specs in the description. GREAT JOB MAN !!!!
Never seen such a perfect video when it comes to these kinds of stuff
Greatest video ever, the one I've been looking for, step to step explanation, very detailed, straightforward to the point!
Shobuddy, we used brake clean to clean way the harden RTV from the valve cover gasket half moon shape where the crack is at. The liquid gasket you're referring to is called "RTV gasket", you can find it at any autostore, it's in a black tube. I hope that helps.
Thanks man. I should have expanded your video comments since you've got it all listed there. As far as the RTV gasket, will this work: shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/permatex-ultra-black-maximum-oil-resistance-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-.5-oz-22072/7310173-P?searchTerm=rtv+gasket
I see a ton of options when doing a search so just want to confirm.
Shobuddy yes, thats the one :)
@@NutzAboutBolts bro i changed gasket and took road test everything worked fine then i parked my corolla for a week. After a week when i started my car, all cylinders were misfiring with p0300 p0301 p0302 p0303 po304 codes and flashing check engine light. What may be the cause.?
Thanks for the great walk through! I would just caution, be prepared for the gasket around the spark plugs to potentially be dry, brittle, and very sharp. I put a nice gash in my finger prying it up.
Wow thanks for this video, I never knew it was this easy! All around the side of the valve cover gasket my car has oil sweating out, now that I know how easy it is to change I'll definitely be doing this myself
joiion913 nice, glad we could help.
+NutzAboutBolts
Just did the job, turned out real easy and simple! The old valve cover gasket was all cracked up along the entire length, glad I got this replaced
Thank u in 2020 I'm going through hard times financially and the mechanics were charging 170 to change spark plugs and 350 for gasket change. I would be taking the bus and probably loose my job for being late if it wasn't for you. Ty ty 😭😭😭
Thanks for the video ! Mine was leaking bad , was the original gasket , had become really hard and brittle as caramel , good think I decided to change it 👍
Good work
Thank you . I like the way you made this video without any annoying music.
thanks! :)
Doing this next week on my dads 2001 Corolla S… 238k miles still going!
Thank you for your videos! My 1998 Corolla has been getting cylinder misfires all the time. Didn't know what it was until getting codes checked. Long story short, replaced the gasket, plugs and plug wires, thanks to your videos. Spent a little over $100 total doing these jobs myself, almost certainly would have been more expensive. Now I'm a nervous wreck, though, driving around waiting for the sensors to reset, half-expecting the misfires to return, but so far it's going well.
One question, the gasket I bought came with what looks like new seals for the super long bolts in the middle of the cover. Are these something I should be concerned with replacing? I couldn't figure out how to switch them out, but I didn't spent much time on it.
Timothy Perschon if the bolt isn’t leaking, I wouldn’t be too worried about it. You can rent an OBDII scanner from Autozone or something and clear the code, it’s much faster Or buy a cheap 50$ one when it goes on sale. Driving around will take a while to clear the code, and sometimes the code won’t go away if it still has a symptom.
I know this is a year old but disconnecting the battery for a couple of seconds (I would try and turn on the head lights just to drain any left over juice) then connecting it bad will reset the codes.
@@sadboycali was just going to comment that for any future pundits
This seems like a good video and I always enjoy yours, but I just watched enough to see how the 2000 Corolla engine differed from the 2000 Civic.
A friend sent a picture and I said "Hey! A 1996-2000 Civic DX!"
"No, that's a Corolla! See how it's DOHC?"
"I see that it totally isn't!"
Shobuddy, thanks for the info. We hope your valve cover replacement went well and no more leak!
thank you so much for this video! helped me save my girlfriend a bunch of money by doing it for her! thank you so much from the two of us.
nice work!
This is awesome video man ! You should continue due videos like this , your calm attitude doing it it does help a lot to understanding. Thank you Sr.
and the missing bolt didn't get replaced! no torque on the bolt?! good job
Great video!!! Camera view is spot on .Thank you
Video was kind of relaxing in a way watching you put the fresh gasket on and bolting everything up back together. Aahhhh...it reminds me when I was a kid and I finished piecing together an erectors sets or knex project.
AMAZING VIDEO! So grateful for the shopping list with links!
Thanks for posting. Good video. The only problem is in the Corolla 1998 and 1999 the ignition cables are different and at least one of the covers, which could be confusing.
Arturo De La Fuente I agree, there are 2 different ignition systems for the corolla's. It should be the same concept besides the ignition wires and coils... Thanks for informing the viewers about that.
Thank you for the video! Knocking this job out this morning, plus O2 sensor. Again, great video!
+John Zurisk nice, great work!
Thanks for the video, I just did this today; hope all went well and I have no leaks, I don't think I noticed anything fall into the engine so hopefully no damage occurs.
Just ordered a bunch of stuff on rockauto for brakes and my rear struts that are worn out. Rockauto has good deals but trying to find the best shipping cost is like a mini game; it changes shipping locations and price of shipping of the things already in the cart if you add more (different things not quantities of already added items) things to the cart.
Time to have fun with a spring compressor for the first time...... Would have just gone with a monroe quick strut but I did that in the front and it sits a bit high even after a couple of years, so am going to go the other route of reusing the springs.
My rear drum brakes seem wonky and the right rear one makes a noise once and a while when driving; I figured I'd just replace the drums, shoes, springs, etc in the rear and the rotors and pads up front.
Yea, I got a 98 "Coroller" as I call it, got a bunch of parts from the Rock too. Just did this valve gasket, 4 corner brakes, rotor ,drum & springs, master cylinder, upstream O2 sensor, pcv, Auto Trans filter swap, iridium spark plugs & wires, ATF drain & Fill + separate differential d&f. In March I will continue with the rear struts, water pump, radiator, thermostat, and coolant flush & fill. 279k miles, so far so good.
@@mitomr.twiceasnice4358 question about the ATF change, whats the difference between drain and flush, which is best to do? Thanks
@@XavierGM503 : Safe bet on Auto Trans is drain and fill. Over certain mileage (I say 100k miles for Toyota) I would not do a flush if its never had one. Drain & Fill is best when done more frequent like 30k miles. Now if the car is hi mileage and never had a trans fluid swap, then replace it with a drain & fill and while you are at it, you can change the filter or mesh screen. I did this to the 98 Corolla that had very burnt black ATF. I did 4 ATF drain & fills every Saturday morning, wife drove about 400 miles between each Saturday, but It can be way less miles driven in between. Basicaly, I say if u didn't start the ATF flushing early in cars life, you are best not starting it at all.
@@mitomr.twiceasnice4358 Once again, thanks for the advice sir, Im trying to get on the DIY world, so probably will do that on my 97 geo prizm (which got the same engine that corollas do) soon.
@@XavierGM503 Sounds good, we learn something new everyday. I don't remember exactly but research your car info to see if the differential has a separate reservoir to drain and fill the ATF in that. 98 Corolla/Prism had this on the 3speed Auto Trans but not the 4speed Auto Trans where the differential reservioir was included with the rest of transmission.
Very well made video that is clear and concise and covers what matters!
Very helpul. I have this exact same job to do on a 2002 Corolla. Wish you had included a torque spec on the cover bolts. Easy enough to find it on-line, though. I am guessing about 89 inch pounds.
Waw great demonstration i have ever seen on you tube . Clear video as well
Cut and dry. Thanks for getting to the point.
Thanks so much for posting! My valve cover gasket is leaking, gotta knock this out sometime. That does look like a handy tool, as the other posters have said.
Paul Carlson Yeah, you can buy a similiar one at Home Depot for about 50$-100$. Very good electrical tools to have when working on your vehicles.
+NutzAboutBolts hi there when you change the valve cover gasket the 2 ruber seals come with it they goes on the top where the 2 center bolts goes or goes somewhere ells
antonio Herrera
are you talking about the spark plug seals?
No they are 2 ruber black seals
antonio Herrera
they're probably for the bolts for the valve covers. Check to see if you see some of them have it or not.
It is a partially good video, you forgot #1 the pattern to tight the bolts back in, and the most important #2 you didn't torque them to the right pounds, what you did will work but once the engine warm up and cool down the cover will expand and contract and that movement will affect the gasket eventually and probably you will have a leak "Again" before you can imagine, however you did a good explanation on what to remove or not....!!
Luis Vellon thanks, we understand and always recommend using a torque wrench, but we've done this quite a lot and haven't had a leak problem before. Thanks for watching! maybe next time we'll add the torque wrench in lol.
I am changing my spark plugs and I noticed one of them was full of oil, if I do this on my car would it fix the problem?
Did you replace it?
did it work? thats why im going to do mine.
Yes. The gaskets around the spark plugs are included in the gasket kit from the auto parts store. Replacing all of that at once those should solve your problem. (See minute 7:00 in the video.)
@@j10001 thanks!! I really can't afford much more of a problem right now!!!
My new gasket came with 2 washer with small rubber gasket on them as well where do those go?
My Haynes manual says to use 89 inch/lbs of torque, which works out to 7.5 ish. Is 8 close enough?
occamsindecision yes
I’m a noob lol
Are the tools and parts the same for the 2004 corolla S
you forgot the piece on the top right bolt that was plugged into a wirng connector when putting it back together i noticed. this was not on my girlfriends car when I changed the pcv valve i noticed and checked your video at the start to see where it should be bolted under.
Brilliant video. Very well filmed and great explanation of all work done. Would this be my problem I wonder?? I’ve oil in my spark plug chambers!!
Thanks.
this 'brilliant " tech forgot to mention to use calibrated torque wrench during assembly . It'll start leaking again if overtightened . Can't fix stupid .
my mech didn't put silicone paste in corners as u did... will it be a problem? thanks.
they're not silicone paste, they're RTV. You'll need RTV to be there or else it'll leak oil.
RTV made up of silicone, isn't it? It was a new toyota genuine oem rubber gasket. I told mech to put some RTV, but he said 'no'. Then I told him to put a thin layer of engine oil, he said 'no need'. Two days have past, I'll remove plastic engine cover of my toyota corolla after a week to see if there's any leak. Fingers crossed....
NutzAboutBolts Today after driving I found some places near VC gasket sweaty. So it's leaking. Oil level seems unchanged though. I've to redo the entire process now. Thinking about to put thin layer of rtv around the entire gasket contour this time.
fortunately it wasn't leak, it was oil residue.... thanks.
@@niaz.shovon lmfao, why didnt the mechanic wanna put RTV, its not even expensive what an ass good to hear everything went well tho
Do you have to take out all the oil off the motor before opening it???
No
Thanks alot pal, I'm doing the job today thanks to you... Very precise video, Excellent job
Thank you. Professional job, professional video. Just two notice: What's about the missing bolt? What's about the torque wrench?
That looks very good and easy to do.
Video was great but No Torque??? What are the torque specs for this job? I want to do the job RIGHT once. 99 COROLLA
I think it's in the description.
AOAB Did you figure out how much torque?
@@slowgoat6089 DESCRIPTION
If still working on cars for long time don't need torque specs.!
Good and helpful video...What’s the torque specs for those 10mm nuts? thanks
8ft lbs, in description box
Replacing this should stop white smoke coming out my exaust when I press the gas right
Thank you for your video on valve cover gasket replacement. Newbie here, has anyone done this before? How long would you expect a newbie to complete this project? Thank you
You skipped the part where you install the grommets supplied innthe kit.
Question when you take out the ignition coils do they have to be in the same place or doesn't matter ? I'm about to the same thing to my Corrola
EMC SINATRA X dsame place
Thanks man you helped me out a lot with this vid. What will happen if i don't use any sealant? Just the new gasket
Awesome video!!
What cleaning solvent do u recommend.
Also what is the torque wrench for I did not see u use it in the video. thanks 🙏 man
The same spot where the bolt was missing in this video is missing on my corolla. Do I need to replace it?
no, it should be good lol.
is it ok to just use RTV on a '98
Hey man you make some of the best videos for stuff like this.... Do you plan on doing any more 8th gen Corolla videos? I just was given one and love watching videos on the car
not too sure since we're planning on selling it.
Oh man that sucks. Well I hope it sells well I know these are worth much (mines on 1200)
I've got a leak into one of my spark plugs in my Toyota corolla. Would doing this solve the problem?
Yes putting a new valve cover gasket should fix the problem if done correctly
Thanks to the video am not a mechanic but I'm not paying a mechanic to do this job on my car will do it my self
Thanks so much for saving me $$$$$, looks simple enough that I could do it!!
+Anthony Carollo no problem :)
Is there a particular valve cover gasket brand or type that you would recommend? And what was the part number for the one that you used if you have that info available?
MCLiggit we usually get Victor Reinz or Beck Arnley... sometimes Felpro is good but check the box to see if made in u.s.a or Japan. Sorry we don't have the part number for the gasket.
FeldPro has been and most likely always will be the leading manufacturer of quality OEM gaskets.
I subbed to your channel. I am also a mechanic, sort of but I work on mechines with nt so much grease around like ATMs, Coin Sorters, Cash recyclers and such; there is a lot of electromechanical stuff in what i do and i love it, cars attract me to work on them but I certainly do not like the grease and dirt; You make it look simple. I am told by my mechanic I need a new engine on a Corolla 2004 CE that has code P0300; he said he found water on the gap of the spark plug in cylinder 1, where the code points to; the car overheats and stalls when the needle gets to the red; my wife has been driving it like that for some time without noticing the temp needle so we took action when it started shutting down; it is drivable for only about 10 min. The oil was getting also very low; I did an oil change and took it to the mechanic only for him to come back with that recommendation; he says the car has a blown head gasket and needs a complete engine replacement because doing the gasket at this point will not fix the issues; he charges me $1700 for a reconditioned Toyota Engine and labor; the engine is provided by a buddy of his who dedicates to reconstruct engines. That is the SECOND engine that car has; the factory engine failed after a long trip without oil; my wife or I never checked before the trip and it ran without oil from Las Vegas to LA, on the way back; it blew the lifters; at that time, the engine which is now failing again I bought for $1000 at a yard near Tijuana; it was a 62000 miles certified Toyota 2003 engine at that time; our "friend" the mechanic charged also $700 to put it in; he is the only person who has service this car since; my wife kept the oil changes on time pretty much and now out of the blue it is failing again. I suspect this guy may be doing something to get us to service the car again? He is always busy and money he does not lack! -- now after watching some of your videos looking for some info into overheating and a blown head gasket; I actually discovered the car had almost no coolant and water on the radiator; i top it with tap water (yes I know!!--will correct it soon) then I started, it was idle for about 20 min and the temp STAYED this time in the center as it should be; then accelerating for few seconds to rev to 3000 RPM temp goes up BUT it does not reach all the way up to red; then I turned on the heat; NO HEAT! only cold air; this tells me i may have a bad thermostat and/or water pump? in any case, I feel the issues may be fixable without having to replace the engine again; or not?? I do not have a bad lifter this time, just lost of compression or a leak on the head; i do not think we again destroyed this engine because with the car @ 122000 miles already on it i do not think it would be worth to do another engine overhaul, but then again, i may very well trying to expend money on a lost cause? i still have the original engine for that Toyota, the blown one, which he wanted to buy for "$200.00 for scraps" but i kept it telling him I might be interested in putting it apart and reconditioning it myself someday; (that has not happened ) in any case it has been about 4 or 5 years since the engine replacement with our "friend" (he says he is my friend!) the mechanic and it is pretty strange to me that now the car needs exactly the same thing again? -- I got to tell you; the engine has missing screws, a lose sensor that supposed to be attached to chassis on the right side of it, the plastic top cover is missing the plastic clips and there is a small aluminum tube that is missing something and i do not know if it is a bleeding port on the bottom of the engine by the right side or it supposed to be like that; obviously this mechanic friend is a mess doing his work; wife is pissed beyond recognition and do not want to go to him ever again; her point is we have been paying this guy to service the car; how come he never said anything?? even when she does not watch that temperature gauge, she is kind of right; the mechanic says nobody can help if we drive it with an engine light on for extended period of time so i am not completely certain he is wrong but i got the gut feeling he is taking advantages; uff, that was long!! --- in any case, with the facts i stated here, would this warrants a new engine again? we have been even going car shopping because she needs her car back! but that is expensive even more than a new engine but she says she is tired of the car breaking down (she needs and by now definitely learned she has to pay more attention to the car and not ever leave it running with that engine light on!) -- What can you tell me, or anyone with experience???
Rody Outdoors I would definitely just buy a new corolla, that corolla has been through hell. Try reselling it and use that money to buy a new vehicle. Now a days there’s a hybrid corolla so that’ll save you on gas $$. I wouldn’t go back to that mechanic as well, find a different independent mechanic who has a shop and can warranty on his work.
@@NutzAboutBolts Thanks for the advise. Yes I came back from Autozone and just in parts I am looking to $200.00 and after replacing them there is no guarantees that the engine issue would have been taken care of. We are looking for another car; no new but low miles and this time she will pay attention and i will get extended or life time warranty after manufacturer expires; I think is the way to go.
you may not be experienced at this and a skilled person may be a better new valve cover installer/cleaner than you are if you are older and out of shape. It may be the last time this is done before the car is ever sold...
my car (03 corolla) started shaking when I was driving home from work the other day, I used an OBD-II and it returned 'P0303' (cylinder 3 misfire)
I removed the ignition coils and noticed there was oil all in the spark plug wells and I think (I hope) it's because of a bad valve cover gasket. I had no idea what it was or where to start so thanks man for the vid
Great job you got right to it and didn't skip anything like a lot of videos do pretty easy job thanks for posting this video
this 2000 to 2006 only, not 98 to 2008,that is 3 different generation,
Job well done, just do not forget 2 wear safty glass Just in case plus just showing Ur extrremely saftey conscience... wearing gloves was gd idea...
I changed valve cover gasket on my 02 corolla but now engine will not crank. headlight and all other light comes on battery seems fine. may be I moved timing change while trying to pry open valve cover
timing chain is hard to move, not sure why your engine not cranking, but it shouldn't have caused anything to your engine since you're just replacing the gasket. Make sure everything was put back together properly. Check your battery voltage.
Please, keep doing more videos. Great job :-)
I had a problem getting my new valve cover gasket seated properly. It just would not stay in place! And of course when I turned it over to place the valve cover back on it just slipped right off, especially at the corners. Any tips on getting this thing seated properly so I'm not starting the engine with a poorly sealed valve cover gasket?
You can apply a small amount of RTV sealant to the gasket to hold it in place. That’s what we do, make sure to apply RTV on the half moon shape part like in the video to prevent leaking from that part.
Great! That's what I suspected I'd have to do but wasn't sure it was a good idea since no one advised it in any of the tutorials I've seen. Thanks for the fast input!
Wow, I'm a woman and I liked it. Would be hard to remember which nut goes where!
Forgot torque specifications, and or be a good idea to place coils back in their original spot👍
If my engine still spews oil after changing the gasket, what would be the cause of that?
check bolts. mine started backing out. would retighten and they'd back out again. one reason i have to do a valve cover gasket change. just ordered new bolts from toyota. hoping that will fix it.
Great video, thanks.
MerkinMuffly np, thanks for taking the time to comment :)
Thx its easy pz! I have to change it becuase oil is going in to my spark plugs becuase my spark plug seals are bad. Great Vid!
Best vid by far bro
How about the two grummets?? You don't need to add those?
Which grommets?
What about the one bolt thats missing on the valve cover? Think thats the long stud one that the plastic engine cover attaches to. Is it ok to drive without it?
Feda Birdahic yes, it's just a cover bolt.
NutzAboutBolts Ok. So there is no need to have it in place? Every time i take off the plastic engine cover off my corolla it pulls the long stud with it. I cant separate the samll nut and the bolt. They feel "welded" together.
Feda Birdahic
yeah, its not needed, its only for cosmetic purposes for your engine bay to look complete with the engine cover on.
Feda Birdahic I had a similar impression, but the cap nut was just screwed on way too tight. I was able to get them apart using a crescent wrench and a socket. IMHO, it's a maintainability design flaw. A previous owner of a friend's 2001 Corolla had left the long part of the bolt out, thinking it was only there to attach the plastic cover, not to hold the valve cover down. This caused an oil leak, which in turn caused misfires on #3 cylinder from the oil getting into the ignition coil. I replaced the long bolt with a 6mm, 1-40mm bolt, a 6mm flat washer and an 18mm flat washer from the hardware store (no luck finding a source for the real part on a Sunday afternoon). I don't see a need to more than three connection points for a plastic cover, so it shouldn't matter. Now there is no connection between taking the plastic cover off and inadvertently removing one of the valve cover bolts.
Kept it simple for us!!! Thanks bro
Thanks, sorry me again, I accidentally snapped the breather hose off , it was very brittle baked onto the housing, will it be ok to drive the car 3 klms so I can get to Toyota Spares on Monday ? Mines a 2007 zze 122.
Thanks.
i have a 2003 corolla le the part number for the OEM gasket is 11213-0D040
I have all pieces removed except for the cover itself. The part in the video where you use a screw driver as a chisel is NOT working. I can get part of the cover up from it, but the other side is super stubborn, any advice? I am starting to damage the whole thing....this is turning into a mess real quick....
wait, that's all the sealant you need to put on there, just a dab on those two little spots and that's it??
yup
Incredible footage!! So helpful!!
How do you keep track of which bolts come out of which holes ? And can you do this job successfully without a mention wrench please ?
Keep it label in a bag
Why don’t you get gasket adhesive and put it in the cover and then stick the gasket in it
So we don't have to torque it down to a certain amount? Just as long as it's snug?
We recommend torquing it down since your snug can cause over tightening it. We didn’t use a torque wrench because we’ve been doing this for a long time so we know how to gauge the tightness of it.
why scrap away the old liquid gasket on the left edges ?
Great video! Stumbled upon it while searching on the web. I'm going to try this for my wife's 2000 Corolla which is leaking form the from and back of the valve cover. Two questions, what is the spray you used to clean the edges after you removed the valve cover? And what is "liquid gasket"? Couldn't find it when searching on auto part websites. I need to get these two things before I start.
Shobuddy I know it has been a year since you asked. but you can use brake cleaner for oil removal. and the other is rvt gasket sealant
Is it a bad idea to change the spark plugs with the cover off?
You don’t have to take out spark plugs?
There is two types of people who you don't wanna be an asshole to and those people are restaurants and mechanics because they will shit on your stuff
What cordless right angle wrench is that? That thing is awesome, didn't know they made cordless versions, got the air one myself.
It’s made by matcotools, 1/4 electrical ratchet
Thanks for the video, it helped out wonderfully!
I got question about torque do u using for gasket cover?
Seems you forgot to replace the top center two screw gaskets. If those were like mine, they rubber was melted to the point it lost it's elasticity.
MasterKozuko we didn't bother replacing them lol
What is the reason why the RTV is put on those two specific areas? Why only there? How is that spot different then the rest of the surface where the gasket itself was good enough to seal it? Thanks
It’s where the timing cover meets with the head, so you want to RTV that gap or else oil will leak through it. The gasket keeps oil from leaking through the valve cover.
@@NutzAboutBolts Thank you
1:57 what is the large hose for? the small one is for pcv
Nutz, where did you get the torque spec of 8ftlbs from?
Anything under 15 ft/lbs should be measured in inch/lbs bc larger toraue wrenches arent accurate under 15. The specs can be found in your repair manual aling with the tightwning sequence.
What spec are you supposed to torque down the valve cover bolts too?