Valve cover cracked but should I worry?
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Valve cover cracked but should I worry?
Due to a faulty torque wrench I cracked the corner of my valve cover. A hairline crack but a crack none the less.
I went ahead and finished the gasket job and it runs great - I see no oil leaking anywhere.
Is this something that could blow up in my face and I need a new one today or is this something to not lose sleep over? I already bought an extra gasket and new bolts incase I had to put a new cover on.
Thoughts?
I searched for an answer but nothing related to "should I worry or not" was found - so I started this thread.
I went ahead and finished the gasket job and it runs great - I see no oil leaking anywhere.
Is this something that could blow up in my face and I need a new one today or is this something to not lose sleep over? I already bought an extra gasket and new bolts incase I had to put a new cover on.
Thoughts?
I searched for an answer but nothing related to "should I worry or not" was found - so I started this thread.
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can't see the crack but if you already bought some of the parts than just keep an eye on it and get to the scrap yard sometime, get a cover, change it out for peace of mind.
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I guess I will ask an idiot question here... If taking the oil cap off when the truck is running can create a vacuum leak is in not possible for a crack to do the same? Just wondering
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