You started the process of replacing the leaking valve cover gasket(s) on your Nissan or Infiniti. After pulling out the coil packs, you noticed there’s oil on some of the coil packs. Where’s the oil coming from? It’s the spark plug tube seals! When the seals harden and lose their elasticity, oil will seep through the seals. So you go about looking for tube seal replacement kits and there’s none to be found. Why? Because Nissan does not want you to replace them! The seals have a metal internal ring and are pressed into the valve cover. In addition, there’s a baffle covering the seals where the baffle’s spark plug tube hole diameter is smaller than the tube seal. There’s no way to get them out using a seal removal tool! So what’s the solution? Nissan’s wants you, the owner, to buy a replacement (plastic) valve cover with new seals for a few hundred dollars. Well I found a way to get those seals out with a dremel cut off tool and a pair of wire cutters. Then using tube seals for a 2010 Honda Civic (27mm internal diameter, 41mm external diameter), position two seals into each valve cover spark plug tube seal hole and secure in place with high temperature RTV. That’s all it takes! The bottom seal of the 2 seals per hole solution is what fits around the spark plug tube. The top tube seal is used only as a spacer. You will have to wiggle the valve cover to get the bottom tube seal to fit over the spark plug tube. A blunt instrument, like a spoon, can be used to help press the seal over the tube.
Parts & Specialty Tools:
FEL-PRO ES 72967 Spark Plug Tube Seal Set
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I have 2004 nissan Altima, will it works on this
Sir, it will work out also for nissan xtrail 2006?
Hello,fit on QR25DE?
Going to try this! Question, can I just replace one seal or should I replace all 3 spark plug tube seals?
Hi do you know if the valve cover come with the seals when you buy it
can you tell me what year and model is this valve cover
I'm planning to do this, this week! thanks! does it work same process and civic sizes on a 2007 g35x sedan vq35hr motor????? i was planning on buying new valve covers with so many to choose from and so many bad reviews on every single place i look online and ridiculous dealership prices i might as well try it myself. good project..
Im having this issue. Ordered these same part number at the parts store. They were 21 and 38mm. What am i doing wrong here? They were felpro
good video!. What year and model infiniti is this on?
Thank you sir
Im looking at Rock Auto and want to confirm were the seals for the 2010 civic 2.0L?
were the seals for the 2010 civic 2.0L?