My valve cover used to leak a little bit of oil. Now it leaks a lot.

I removed the bed and checked to see if the bolts were only finger-tight like some people reported, but nope, that was not the case. So I have ordered a new gasket.

I guess some people sanded down the cover a little, because the channel is too deep? That sounds scary, if I don’t get it flat. But I guess if it makes the gasket stick out more, it wouldn’t need to be 100% flat, right? I wonder how much a machine shop would want to do that for me. Do you think that would be a good idea?

Am I in for any other surprises with this? Is it just a matter of removing the cover, cleaning things up, putting a new gasket in, and putting the cover back on?

I think I’ll replace the spark plugs while I’m at it. I have 4000 miles, don’t want to take the bed off more often than I have to.

Anything else easy to do that I should look at while I have the bed off?

My valve cover used to leak a little bit of oil. Now it leaks a lot.

I removed the bed and checked to see if the bolts were only finger-tight like some people reported, but nope, that was not the case. So I have ordered a new gasket.

I guess some people sanded down the cover a little, because the channel is too deep? That sounds scary, if I don’t get it flat. But I guess if it makes the gasket stick out more, it wouldn’t need to be 100% flat, right? I wonder how much a machine shop would want to do that for me. Do you think that would be a good idea?

Am I in for any other surprises with this? Is it just a matter of removing the cover, cleaning things up, putting a new gasket in, and putting the cover back on?

I think I’ll replace the spark plugs while I’m at it. I have 4000 miles, don’t want to take the bed off more often than I have to.

Anything else easy to do that I should look at while I have the bed off?