97 es300 valve cover gasket diy
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I went out and looked at my engine. I don't see the third bolt you're talking about. Just to be clear, what car do you have, specifically the year? The two that hold the plastic cover are just non-removable studs.
edit: Here are some other shots I took when I did this last year. You only need to remove 8 bolts to remove the valve cover. Notice how there are no threaded holes underneath those cover bolts.
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0830.jpg)
edit: Here are some other shots I took when I did this last year. You only need to remove 8 bolts to remove the valve cover. Notice how there are no threaded holes underneath those cover bolts.
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0830.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0838.jpg)
Last edited by Hayk; 08-20-12 at 07:28 PM.
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I went out and looked at my engine. I don't see the third bolt you're talking about. Just to be clear, what car do you have, specifically the year? The two that hold the plastic cover are just non-removable studs.
edit: Here are some other shots I took when I did this last year. You only need to remove 8 bolts to remove the valve cover. Notice how there are no threaded holes underneath those cover bolts.
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0830.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0838.jpg)
edit: Here are some other shots I took when I did this last year. You only need to remove 8 bolts to remove the valve cover. Notice how there are no threaded holes underneath those cover bolts.
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0830.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/IMG_0838.jpg)
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For example, in this ebay ad, you can see the holes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/94-03-TOYOTA...e76136&vxp=mtr
whethere they are pressed in or threaded, I'm not sure.
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From some of the pictures I've seen, those are threaded holes into the valve cover. So, I'm not sure what gets them out to be replaced. If I can't figure something out today, I'm going to take it to a machine shop tommorrow to have them tapped out (assuming they are pressed in) or to find some other solution.
For example, in this ebay ad, you can see the holes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/94-03-TOYOTA...e76136&vxp=mtr
whethere they are pressed in or threaded, I'm not sure.
For example, in this ebay ad, you can see the holes: http://www.ebay.com/itm/94-03-TOYOTA...e76136&vxp=mtr
whethere they are pressed in or threaded, I'm not sure.
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I'm just replacing the valve cover gasket, no biggie. But I do have some good news. On a whim, I decided to try a different set of vice grips and they promptly unscrewed. New ones are $1.35 from the dealer. So, whew!
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