You shouldn't any type of sealant on VW valve cover gaskets. It sounds like the cover itself is bent or warped. You can either try to straighten it or buy a new set of covers from any VWFLAPS. I have had a set of the bolt-on BugPack aluminum covers on my van for over 3-years/50,000 miles without any leaks.

Good luck,

Tim

Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
I decided to put some love into the old van this weekend, I also decided not
to put the Subaru engine in, after lots of advice from list members, I think
my waterboxer might be better than an old used Subaru engine. Anyway, I had
a very minor drip from the left side valve cover, so I bought two new
gaskets and replaced both of them, I wire brushed the gasket mating surface
on the valve cover to remove any funk, although they were relatively clean.
That fixed the leak.. On the left side, not the right side leaks, I took it
back off, and put another new gasket in, this time with sealer between the
gasket and the valve cover, still dripping, very slow, but a minor drip
nonetheless. Any ideas what to try here? Have I opened the proverbial can o
worms?

Jerry

TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33
Winter Park, Florida
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