One of the best tutorials I've seen, no annoying music and distractions associated with this and very clear video, well done!!

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.

excellent vid. Thanks. My shop wanted $300 to do this. (And ditto thanks for opting to skip the cheezy music!)

No fuss step by step tutorial. Parts and torque specs in the description. GREAT JOB MAN !!!!

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.

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, thanks for the info. We hope your valve cover replacement went well and no more leak!

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 😄

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.

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.

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.

Thank you . I like the way you made this video without any annoying music.

Very well made video that is clear and concise and covers what matters!

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 😭😭😭

Thank you for the video! Knocking this job out this morning, plus O2 sensor. Again, great video!

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.

Waw great demonstration i have ever seen on you tube . Clear video as well

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

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.

Thanks alot pal, I'm doing the job today thanks to you... Very precise video, Excellent job

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

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

Great video!!! Camera view is spot on .Thank you

Kept it simple for us!!! Thanks bro

AMAZING VIDEO! So grateful for the shopping list with links!

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

Cut and dry. Thanks for getting to the point.

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.

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

That looks very good and easy to do.

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.

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.

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 👍

Doing this next week on my dads 2001 Corolla S… 238k miles still going!

Please, keep doing more videos. Great job :-)

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.

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.

Best vid by far bro

Incredible footage!! So helpful!!

My new gasket came with 2 washer with small rubber gasket on them as well where do those go?

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!

Thank you. Professional job, professional video. Just two notice: What's about the missing bolt? What's about the torque wrench?

Great video... Thanks for the additional info in the comments

Great Video ! Just Subscribed !

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....!!

thanks for the vid! very helpful!

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.

Thanks so much for saving me $$$$$, looks simple enough that I could do it!!

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

Thanks for the video, it helped out wonderfully!

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

What spec are you supposed to torque down the valve cover bolts too?

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’m a noob lol Are the tools and parts the same for the 2004 corolla S

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?

Great video, thanks.

Awesome video mang.

and the missing bolt didn't get replaced! no torque on the bolt?! good job

Great video and angle

What cordless right angle wrench is that? That thing is awesome, didn't know they made cordless versions, got the air one myself.

Amazing video and info

Is it a bad idea to change the spark plugs with the cover off?

Good and helpful video...What’s the torque specs for those 10mm nuts? thanks

my mech didn't put silicone​ paste in corners as u did... will it be a problem? thanks.

Megusto el travajo gracias saludos carnal great job

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.

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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???

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?

Good Morning Thank you for sharing your knowledge, the video is very good. A friend consultation, that tool that you used, what's your name? What brand is it? And more or less how much does it cost? Greetings from Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Quepos

What is that hose does next to oil fill cap?

Ever y turned out cool I imagine , I am doing it next week

My Haynes manual says to use 89 inch/lbs of torque, which works out to 7.5 ish. Is 8 close enough?

is it ok to just use RTV on a '98

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....

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 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?

I got question about torque do u using for gasket cover?

I've got a leak into one of my spark plugs in my Toyota corolla. Would doing this solve the problem?

The same spot where the bolt was missing in this video is missing on my corolla. Do I need to replace it?

i like you, you work fast

Do you have to take out all the oil off the motor before opening it???

Nutz, where did you get the torque spec of 8ftlbs from?

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

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?

why scrap away the old liquid gasket on the left edges ?

Good job

So we don't have to torque it down to a certain amount? Just as long as it's snug?

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.

1:57 what is the large hose for? the small one is for pcv

Do u recommend leaving on the engine cover or removing it?

Thank you very much for video.

Do the coils have to go back into the same holes they came out of or doesn't matter ?

Excelente

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Hi I have 98 corolla that needs gasket replacement.. after the replacement , how would i know if i put the wires at right place? in other words would engine be damaged if the wires werent put in right order? Or i can put wires at any slot ... can you please explain this to me.. I tried looking up online but couldn't find the answer.... If the car doesn't misfire, does it mean the wires were put at right place? Thank you so much.

Great ! Thank you!