Honda J Series V6 Valve Cover Gasket Replacement
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- This video shows you step by step how to replace the valve cover gaskets and spark plug well seals on a Honda J series V6 engine. I perform this service on a 2008 Acura TL. Other vehicles may have slight differences, but the information in this video should be able to guild you through the valve cover gasket and spark plug grommet replacement on your engine.
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As always, a thorough tutorial on how to fix our cars. My daughter's 2014 Accord has a pretty serious oil leak and I got stumped on the procedure for getting the intake manifold off and how to get the rear valve cover off. This was the perfect video.
For those doing this kind of job, I recommend lubricating the outside of the spark plug tube seals with engine oil before driving them in. The oil helps the seal go in without binding or tearing.
I’m getting mine done now and it’s best to replace all gaskets 4 gaskets in total
Don’t forget to spray down and clean the EGR ports especially on the early J series like the J30 3.0 V6 they had much smaller EGR port holes on both the Block and manifold And would easily clog even after a thorough cleaning and cause misfire and insufficient lift EGR codes I use the supertech throttle body cleaner from Walmart which had more acetone as it’s main active ingredient and cost less than a can of CRC I found the supertech to more effective at melting the carbon residue makes it run like Coca Cola when it comes out and you get a lot more for your money
I came here to say this. On the J35s I'd replace the rear cam cap seals and probably change the spark plugs since you're in the neighborhood anyway. On the VCM engines, it's a perfect time to change the VTEC solenoid, too (forward, Bank 2)
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I followed this video using mallet to get those tube seals in, then I double-checked around the seals where they folded and guess what? There were at least 1 or 2 cracks. Lucky me Oreiley has one for me to finish the job. Anyways, like this guy said, use some engine oil and you can just press the seals in by hand
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I followed this video using mallet to get those tube seals in, then I double-checked around the seals where they folded and guess what? There were at least 1 or 2 cracks. Lucky me Oreiley has one for me to finish the job. Anyways, like this guy said, use some engine oil and you can just press the seals in by hand
A few seconds at the business end of a heat gun makes those spark plug seals a ton easier to remove. As always, excellent content and step by step.
Thank you for taking the time to do create this video. Just did this on my 06 MDX earlier today that was slightly leaking oil out the gasket. Around the 15:50 mark, to put those seals back on the bolt, I used a 12mm deep well impact socket. With the bolt thread facing up like in the video, put the socket over the rubber side of the seal and I was able to easily knock those back in without damaging the rubber parts.
I've used Fel-Pro gaskets for the valve covers recently. The bolt seals were pliable enough to get over the bolts by hand using a bit of grease. The seals were the same blue color as the gasket that goes around the cover...
Moral of story? Remove plastic engine covers and throw them away! Lol
Thank you Eric. Love your channel and this car!
No, thank YOU. Especially appreciate that you do not fast forward the removals and reinstalls. That really helps. Cheers
I just did this to my Acura, and I could not have done it with out this video. Thank you thank you!
Greetings everyone, this is an awesome video. Thanks to Eric, I'm doing everything mentioned in the video to do this repair to my 08 Acura TL myself. Just tired to give tons of free money to dealerships. I'll repair my car within 2 days of posting this comment. The main thing is to stop being afraid if we mess up something. That is the way we learn. I will try not to get too dirty....lol...
Great video Eric, it's very helpful that you point out all the important steps and things to check while doing the repair. I was a auto tech for over 40 years. I've been retired for over 10 years now, but I still enjoy working on my own vehicles.
That internal feeling when the next clip shows Eric with clean new gloves. 😌
I'm really enjoying this series!
UGH..I ate too much Easter candy 😥
@The Executioner You're about 4 months too early
Honestly Eric, you're a DELIGHT! I truly enjoy your videos, your humility and the fact that you don't B.S us, no-frills, no gimmicks, cut and dry straight to the point! I will be supporting your patreon as you entirely deserve it!
A true heart warm thank you for your service!
Between this and the valve adjustment videos I successfully did all of this over the weekend. Thank you so much for the TL series and time you've shown this car!
How long did it take u
@@balkee42 Maybe 3 or 4 hours total? I think it was about an hour to get it all apart, an hour to do the gaskets, an hour to check valves (only had two that needed to be adjusted) and an hour to get it all back together.
@@NolanTanner was it your first time doin the valve cover gaskets? Any issues?
@@balkee42 First time on this car, yes. I have done it once before on an old Honda Prelude so it was very similar, but just more stuff since it's V6 vs 4 cylinder.
Eric thank you for a very detailed and honest step by step. I finished the rear the most difficult I agree! Was tempted to tackle some carbon buildup but decided to leave well enough alone. I’m going to do the front valve cover this morning. Thank you! Thank You! Millie
Eric, you are the man. I love the J series engines. The automatic transmissions leave a lot to be desired but if you can find a manual J series TL or Accord, they are simply awesome. Quick enough, easy to work on, sound good.
Personally I hate the VCM on the later JSeries Honda had this engine for over 25 years and goofed it with that stupid VCM is dumb engineering decision if I ever seen one I’ve have both a 2000 EX V6 that I bought from a desperate college student for $600 bucks all original it runs like a champ currently has 246,645 miles I’ve driven it all across the country has never let me down best of all no stupid VCM I had the notorious Honda transmission rebuilt by a
Tranny shop owner and child hood friend before I rebuilt it I jacked it up and drained it come find out the fluid was burnt 🥵 and instead of Honda fluid I used the JSO Japanese certified for Honda Nissan Toyota and Hyundai Castrol transmax for imports which I also requested my friend put back in it after the rebuild because I just refused to pay for the overpriced and overhyped by Honda heads besides Honda fluid isn’t made by them but by idemitsu of Japan who also makes the Nissan fluid which is part their CVT problem just ask Amsoil there’s also video on TH-cam about it too
This is right on time. Definitely gonna have to do this soon.
I love this video, such professional filming and obvious professional mechanic. Nothing worse than I how to that’s incoherent and super chatty. Thank you so much!
Feels good to watch one of these videos when I actually need it. Love watching these anyway
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much. I was swapping out spark plugs on this 2001 Acura MDX I just bought at an auction yesterday, and noticed there was oil on the 6th cylinder's spark plug. My best friend believed it was a valve cover gasket, and this video perfectly matched what we ran into. I cant wait to order the parts and get this job done! Thanks again for the help :)
Enjoying this series. I have an 08 Tl type s and this is very helpful, couldn’t find many other vids that went into depth this far. Thanks for everything!
Again, glad you are back. Videos are easy to watch and very helpful.
You are the absolute best. Your videos are detailed, thorough, and easy to follow along. I am a beginner DIYer and have what appears to be a valve cover gasket leak in my 2016 Accord 2.4L. I'm researching videos and checking hondapartsnow and rockauto looking for the gasket, and was confused why the part images didn't match what is shown in the Haynes manual for my car model. @ 27:10 I realized why. I was looking at cylinder head gaskets instead of valve cover gaskets! You saved me a lot of time by nonchalantly demonstrating each and every part and step. I was looking at the wrong part on rockauto, and now see a whole gasket kit for all of it I can buy. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication sharing your wisdom. It helps a lot.
Great walktrough! I usually press in those grommets slowly with a manual press or even vises and a long socket and works great without damaging them.
Real nice camera work. Really validates the workmanship and expertise. Thank you
Eric - loving your videos - I have a 04 TL - you are helping a lot!!
Big thanks Eric....did this job today with no issues.
Eric, I really like your videos. I understand now why it costs more now to get you car worked on. I don't like it but I sure understand seeing all the work you do for example on the valve cover gasket. Working on my 63 Dodge back in the day, replacing a valve cover gasket took about 10 minutes! I like watching your videos for the newer cars and I have a few channels that I watch for the older (and easier to work on) cars. Thank you for your effort in putting out these videos.
Suggestion: when you can't position pliers to depress retaining clip tabs, push a small socket over the end of the clip to depress the tabs.
I do the same on my Toyota.
Genius!
Hey, just did valve cover on customer's, exact same J series 6 cylinder. Flip valve cover face up. Small flat head and hammer.. tap the spark plug well seals from top down. The flat head digs into the hard rubber well seal until it hit's the bottom *like 1/4" down or so. Simply pry/turn flat head. Much love from Atlanta, GA!
This worked 100x better than pounding them out (for me anyway).
I found it to be super simple to insert the valve cover bolts into the rubber part of the washer by simply separating the rubber from the metal. I was able to easily press them over the large part of the bolt by hand without any extra effort. Super easy, no damage to the rubber at all. I also found it to be very simple to get the spark plug tube seals out with a seal pulling tool. This destroys the seals, but so what.
Eric,thanks for the Honda videos. Truly enjoy them as I own two. One with a 3.5L and one with a 3.0. Thanks for taking the time to explain very clearly the step by step procedure. Purchased your timing belt video on the 3.5 and it was excellent. Remember stay dirty and have a good one Artie 👍👍👍
How you like that stupid VCM in comparison to the natural smoothness of the 3.0 I have the 2000 EX V6 all original with 249,666 miles in comparison to my 2010 EXL 3.5 V6 coupe with VCM that has all kinds of performance issues from mysterious misfires and erratic acceleration and complete power loss issues during a hard acceleration I noticed it does this intermittently as if someone removed the negative battery cable for a few seconds then it continues to drive normally again the dash goes out and comes back on after a few milliseconds sometimes back to normal fast it doesn’t even loose the the radio code it Will throw a CEL code sometimes there is clearly a performance reliability difference I wish Honda had never done this it was a huge mistake on the part of their engineering team and they don’t even offer a software/firmware update to disable it which I’m quite sure they can do you don’t have to buy a VCM muzzler
what a thorough guide but wow that's a lot of work to replace a valve cover gasket.
I've never done valve gaskets on a front wheel v6 before. Yesterday due to this video, doing this was a breeze on my 2005 pilot. Going to do my 08 TL next week. It's funny, they're both around 170k and they're both leaking oil. Thanks Eric. If you're ever in Boise, let me buy you a beer or take you out to dinner.
Thanks for these videos as always Eric! I’ve had several Hondas/Accords but purchased my first V6 Accord recently. I’m sure these will come in handy!!
Thanks Eric, another great video, fixing to tackle this job myself.
This video helped fixed my problem with my acura. Even after the dealership tired to fix it twice which was lies.
A good method to get those rubber grommets onto the valve cover bolts is to use a ratchet socket. The metal stop fits through a half inch socket. So pick one that is slightly smaller than the grommet. I used a little engine oil to lube the grommet. My workbench was a sidewalk when i did this. i set everything on the ground and tapped the bolt into the grommet.
EricTheCarGuy, you are my car guy. I've been watching your videos for years. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
Thanks for your comment and for the tip.
Great idea Eric, I've seen people drop nuts and bolts down into the cylinders and luckily I had my telescoping magnetic pickup tool, LOL. I told them to cover each bank with rags. I've dropped stuff while rebuilding carbs and had to take out the intake manifold to retrieve them back in the 70's.
So quiet and peaceful in that shop I absolutely love it
BANG! BANG!BANG! BANG!BANG! BANG!BANG! BANG!BANG! BANG!BANG! BANG!
Hey Eric I found that when installing the gasket washers for the valve cover bolts that using a 14mm deep socket I believe works great to just push them on like pressing in a bearing
Jose Santiago was wondering myself if a socket would make it easier with no damage
I've done this as well. Much easier
Or just use the Honda ones. I didn't have any trouble with those.
I concur, the slow movement of the pressing motion prevents tearing and gives the rubber time to stretch, something that cannot he done by tapping them in. Previously when I worked on a Honda valve cover, I believe I used a large c-clamp with a properly sized deep well socket to press the new grommets on.
@@ericthecarguy putting them in the fridge overnight will shrink them and make the install just a bit easier when using none OEM🙂
Gotta do this on my 2008 Ody soon. Already have the gasket in my garage.
Eric my man I got a 99 Tl I rebuilt just by watching your videos love it
Good channel Eric. I have an 08 Ridgeline and the idle was always a bit rough. Not bad, just not super smooth. It threw a code once or twice, don't remember the code, but it was indicative of the valves being a bit tight. So I decided do adjust the valves and put in new valve cover seals. Job is a lot of work since you need to remove the plenum. Have to say it idles so smooooth now though and economy improved a little bit. I'm arms deep in fixing the dreaded oil pump leak now.
Hi Eric... thanks for this and all your videos. Really the best on the internet. I bought a 2007 Accord EX V6 with a possible head gasket failure. I'd love to see a complete J series rebuild video from start to finish: engine removal using a crane to all necessary seal replacements to re-installation. I'd pay for that video. Thank you.
I actually got my TL 3.2 done this exact same way. The only difference was I replaced the throttle body gasket too. The spark plug well gasket by the passenger side front was separated from the valve cover causing that spark plug well to leak thus burning off in the exhaust causing the car to smoke. Thanks for the hands-on video for me to do the repair myself.
So helpful video, thank you! Gonna work on the gaskets on my 2007 Saturn Vue V6 soon
Thank you very much for this series!! So informative and helpful.
"I advise you get extras..." 💪💪
Thank you Eric for your expertise and for taking your time help us all out.
I just performed this service last night. A few things that can help.
If you purchased NEW valve cover grommets and they came with the small silver cups, seperate the grommets from the silver cups using a small screwdriver and drop the grommets into a glass of hot water. This will soften them and make them more pliable.
Seperate the OLD valve cover grommet from the silver cup using a small screwdriver. Use snips to cut the grommets from the valve cover bolts. If you are reusing the old grommets, they just need to be examined and cleaned.
Clean the valve cover bolts, slip a silver cup over ithe bolts and then slip the grommet over the bolt. Without being bound at the outer edges by the silver cup, the grommet is free to expand a little more and I was able to slip all 10 of them onto the valve cover bolts just using my hands.
Hope that this helps. Nothing sucks more than breaking a part that you absolutely need to finish up the job.
A silver cup? What is that?
Great demonstration and tutorial video Eric
Thank you Sir appreciate the step-by-step! keep doing what do Sir, and God bless you.
I'm doing the same exact thing, at the same exact time as you Eric. Nicely timed video. Wondering if we were doing the same thing at the same time :D
Yesterday I was going to do a timing belt/water-pump/power-steering-pump, and spark plugs, to find out once I removed the cover, that the valve cover gaskets need replaced too, so off came the intake plenum. I left the throttle-body attached, to not risk damaging the gasket, I disconnected the coolant lines instead.
When i replaced the valve cover gasket grommets seals on 05 Accord EXV6 Sedan. I just used a little bit of some silicone grease well the paste. And they on with just by hand didn’t use a mallet
Thank you Eric always your videos I am from South Africa
I miss my 05 TL, really like the power and handling. The style never get old and good MPG. Wish you have series about the RL (05-08), that would be awesome.
bags and wheels soooo nice on an RL
Thanks for sharing the experience. I will use one of my favorite tools...a heat gun! Get the rubber nice and warm and pliable.
Erick quick tip, find where to screw that bolt some were in the frame. Put the gasket then screw it in instead of taping with a hammer. That is how i do it and never break those things, well i used to do what you just did, and after trial and error found the method i gave you. hope it helps great vid
Favorite videos!!! Old school how to
Gonna try to tackle mine soon, great vid, minus torquing bolts to spec. I'm sure it will most likely be ok, but I do'nt wanna leave anything to chance.
Great video. Will keep watching.
I found a trick on putting the rubber thru those cover bolts. I put the bolt and rubber to the head cover and tighten it. To rubber will push itself thru the bolt without getting damaged.
I did this replacement on Accord V6 model years ago.
I'm enjoying this series. I'm happy for you getting it running better than it was. Any updates on the timing belt kit? Many had comments/concerns that the kit was counterfeit. Maybe the topic can be a great video series. Thanks!
Not sure it is very important but the torque spec on the covers themselves is 8.7~9 ft.lbs..and the sequence is different IIRC. Great video, as always, keep up the good work
Just subscribe to your channel thank you for being very thorough with the steps I have an 08 TL as well and it’s time to replace these gaskets 👍🏽👌🏽
Man this the most up front informative how to I've seen to date big 💯 Eric is The Car Guy
Just started on the replacement of the PVC valve. It didn't brake.. It disintegrated. going to have to remove intake and valve cover to get all the pieces out. I figure while I'm at it may as well replace both valve cover gaskets too.
as always ….great video, nice job... well done!!!
Excellent info and extremely helpful thank you !!!
FINALLY MORE HONDA VIDEOS!
That intake manifold is similar to 4G TL's, that it has rubber gasket on the cover as opposed to the metal ones on 04-05. Looks more like UA7 (3.5L) instead of UA6 (3.2L). The location of the IAT sensor is also different. The throttle body gasket is about $1, genuine Honda.
There are some cheap seal removing tool at Amazon. I bought one at $10 to remove drive shaft seal. Works pretty good (made in China, as you might have guessed it). On engine & tranny seals, I coat them with either high-temp silicone grease (genuine Honda, hefty $50 for a toothpaste size tube) or engine oil.
Just subscribed to your channel. I like it, very professional.
Great job pal . Do you have or can you make a video on front wheel bearing replacement please. Thanks
One of your best videos Eric. Thank you.
Eric, separate the metal portion from the gasket portion on to install the valve cover bolt easier. You can then just put it on like a tire.
Be careful newer J engines have the spool valves on both cylinder heads, half tuck under valve cover the half that sticks out tends to leak as they are sealed with Honda Bond, can give a false valve cover gasket leak. Couldn’t see them on this engine but the newer ones, your wife’s Odyssey comes to mind.
You make it easy for all of us going to start on this next week in the driveway also, have I not had replaced the gaskets other than leakage all over what damage would it have caused??
great video, QUESTION; the oil pan being wet is the actual cause of a "valve cover gasket" need to be replace?
Tnx Eric! Did you have to take off the drive belt to access the rear valve cover? I have an Odyssey EXL '07.
I'm getting a of tips and Info from this series, I did the full service on mine, keep doing it! It helps a lot! Thank You!
Thanks for the vid Eric youre seriously the man. I was considering doing this butttt no looks intense. That back cover, nah. Found a local mechanic that said he'll do it for $200.
Thumbs up Eric!
Hey Eric, I hope you post the video on timing belt replacement and what timing belt kit you used and why.
Always great videos by the way.
The timing belt video is forthcoming, and I always post part and tool links in the descriptions of my videos. Here is episode 1 in this series covering all that I'm doing to this car and why. th-cam.com/video/pI_wno4uJb8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the comment.
Hi Eric, thank you for sharing this video. It's very straight forward and detailed. I have a question, if you or anyone else who is familiar with the J35 engines. Is this service exactly the same for my TL? If so, I'm definitely going to be doing this DIY very soon.
Great Video, this helps alot!
Thanks again, Eric.
Thanks Eric that is very good sharing video .. thanks a buns
Thanks for sharing Bro👍 really important stuff to learn from a veteran😎
Just the video I needed. Been needing to replace my valve cover gasket on my '08 TL. But it's a little too cold right now. Gonna wait until spring
Good video Eric
Eric my 😺 loves your videos...He's transfixed and in a trance 😵
Eric the Cat (Whisperer) Guy.
@@aserta his name is Mr. Whiskers 😺
ERIC !! Put a deep well socket over that seal when you drive it in that bolt!
Very well done video!!!
Hello Eric, are you happy with the Felpro gaskets? I am about to di the valve covers (both leak V8 Tundra) on my car and i was wondering if I should go with OEM or aftermarket.
After replacing the valve cover gaskets, do I need to do anything else beside tightening back the bolts and torque it. Do I need to collaborate the ECM computer or adjust the RPM
Great presentation. Wish I owned a Honda. As an aside, Harbor Freight just opened a store in town. That's a boon for those of us on the low end of the income scale.
HF is amazing. great products (not all but a lot) at a cheap and reasonable price
Considering the shituation vis a vis the 1%, i think everyone is on the low end of the income scale, most just don't understand or know it. And considering the wealth of the world, we should all be able to live well enough, but greed and villainy is prime, apparently.
Love it but just choose carefully. For the same money roughly you can often find higher quality stuff at lowes HD and sale items a the parts stores. That said, their no questions replacement policy is great.
To get the old grommets off the valve cover bolts, find a deep socket big enough for the head of the bolt to fit into but not the steel grommet cover, then tap the bolt out of the grommet. Those bolts have pilot points so they can stand one or two hits without damaging the threads. Then to put the new grommets on, get a 10mm box end wrench and hold it in your hand with the head of the bolt in the box end. Then put the new grommet over the end of the bolt, get a 10mm wide-flange nut and your little impact driver and thread the nut down. It pushes the new grommet past the metal collar very nicely. Nice and uniform, no damage at all, even with aftermarket grommets.
I hope to apply this to my 3.0L Accord (2004).
Some Accords have the exact same engine, as long as it is 3.2L. Those Accords & TL's are made on the same platform in Marysville, Ohio. I got some use parts off of Accords for my 2004 TL at a junkyard. The engine model type should be J32A3.
Hey Eric what do you know about Honda dilution problem with the 1.5 turbo engine? Is it only on certain years and models? Does the problem still exist in the 2020 civics?
Hey @EricTheCarGuy, do the spark plug tube seals go all the way down to meet the lip in the valve cover? Or do they go down until they're level with with the rim?