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emolineaux
05-28-2009, 10:14 PM
hey guys a friend of mine has a 98 saturn sl2. she said the dealer said she needed a cam cover gasket and it would cost her $260 to do the job. she doesnt have much money so i told her i could probably do the job and save her money.

first off has anyone done this job before. i havent worked on a saturn yet lol. but im pretty sure it shouldnt take long. maybe an hour tops. considering i can do the ones on my moms 99 olds intregue 3.5 in about an hour or so.
NastyEllEssWon
05-29-2009, 01:57 AM
since its most likely a 1.9 twin cam then im willing to bet the ''cam cover gasket'' is just a valve cover and easy as punch. theyre torx bolts too iirc
GP99GT
05-31-2009, 06:04 PM
yeah theyre torx bolts. its pretty straightforward, i never did it on my saturn but i was looking into it....then the trans poofed on me
alamantia
06-08-2009, 06:06 PM
thay always need cam cover gaskets all of the time they never dont leak. How bad is it anyway? Is it even worth doing?
emolineaux
06-08-2009, 06:37 PM
took the whole 5 mins to swap out the gasket and spark plug seals lol
NJLT1SS
06-15-2009, 04:45 AM
considering i can do the ones on my moms 99 olds intregue 3.5 in about an hour or so.

If I knew you could do it that fast, I would have had you do the valve cover gaskets on my 99 Olds Intrigue 3.5. The longest part was cleaning everything; where the valve cover sits in the cover, and where it meets the head. Put new spark plugs in while I was in there too.



Nick
NastyEllEssWon
06-15-2009, 06:48 PM
If I knew you could do it that fast, I would have had you do the valve cover gaskets on my 99 Olds Intrigue 3.5. The longest part was cleaning everything; where the valve cover sits in the cover, and where it meets the head. Put new spark plugs in while I was in there too.



Nick




considering that the car he was working on is an inline 4 dohc the valve cover is on the top of the motor and can be done very easily. the olds however...the rear one isnt very fun but its easily doable
GP99GT
06-15-2009, 06:52 PM
considering that the car he was working on is an inline 4 dohc the valve cover is on the top of the motor and can be done very easily. the olds however...the rear one isnt very fun but its easily doable

did you even read that he quoted where he said he did the Olds in an hour?
NastyEllEssWon
06-15-2009, 11:43 PM
did you even read that he quoted where he said he did the Olds in an hour?




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