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05-28-2009, 10:14 PM
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saturn sl2 cam cover gasket
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.
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05-29-2009, 01:57 AM
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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
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05-31-2009, 06:04 PM
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Mr Fantastic
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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
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06-08-2009, 06:06 PM
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thay always need cam cover gaskets all of the time they never dont leak. How bad is it anyway? Is it even worth doing?
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06-08-2009, 06:37 PM
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took the whole 5 mins to swap out the gasket and spark plug seals lol
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06-15-2009, 04:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by emolineaux
considering i can do the ones on my moms 99 olds intregue 3.5 in about an hour or so.
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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
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06-15-2009, 06:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJLT1SS
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
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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
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06-15-2009, 06:52 PM
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Mr Fantastic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
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
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did you even read that he quoted where he said he did the Olds in an hour?
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06-15-2009, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by GP99GT
did you even read that he quoted where he said he did the Olds in an hour?
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