valve cover noob question help

[CBx7_Tuner]

soo urh i was wondering if its okay to replace valve covers because i have a stock orignal like silver valve cover im guessing but i came across this black aluminum valve cover im guessing and i changed it the start up was kinda wierd at first it wouldnt idle right it kept at around 2,000 rpm and then i drove it around then it went down but just want to know if theres any future problems i could come by off of this change? and yea its a pretty noob question i'm new to the honda tuning

[ExCoupe92]

you'll be fine. the problem is only a coinsidence that it took place soon after the transfer.

unless of course you have a steady stream of oil leaking out your valve cover and you're running on only a quart right now, I would look elsewhere for your irradic idle.

all f22a valve covers are interchangable among other parts.

[sdhardcoregamer]

and what if there is oil leaking from the valve cover? i have a lot of oil around mine and by the distributor also. and to the right, those belts fling oil onto the bottom of my hood >.>

[marquisdee1018]

and what if there is oil leaking from the valve cover? i have a lot of oil around mine and by the distributor also. and to the right, those belts fling oil onto the bottom of my hood >.>

Did you change the valve cover gasket?

[f22a legend]

Just make sure you did not accidentally moved the throttle cable, just lower it to 850 RPM by adjusting it through the cable.

[C91BLX7]

Just make sure you did not accidentally moved the throttle cable, just lower it to 850 RPM by adjusting it through the cable.

No.

Don't mess with the cable. Idle is adjusted by a screw on the tb.

[sdhardcoregamer]

Did you change the valve cover gasket?

i did that not too long ago, and was still the same.

[jas_r34]

i did that not too long ago, and was still the same.

sometimes its the o-ring on the actual distributor that goes bad, replace that and it should help somewhat

[hondamanf22]

go ahead and change valve cover gasket. you don't want to get oil all over you belts. degrease it or get it pressure washed buy someone that knows what their doing or do getto style and wipe it down with wd40 and a roll of tollet paper (lol) get it all clean. once you get that gasket on drive it around see if the o-ring on your distrubuator is bad and replace you should be good after that

[batever]

if you have a lot of oil on the atlernator and power steering belts (and ac belt if you have ac), and it came from the valve cover gasket, there is a possibility that you leaked into the the upper cover of the timing and balance shafts belt as well..

After you put a new gasket on the valve cover, I would remove the upper cover to get a look in there and make sure there is not oil on those belts. Bcs if there is it will compromise them and shorten their working life and you don't want the timing belt to break.

Oil could also cause it to slip, but probably only if they are adjusted wrong (too loose), as these belts are deeply toothed and would need to be pretty loose to start slipping in my opinion. But if they did slip, you could get some valve damage for your valves.

The prudent thing I think is to get the upper cover off and use a flashlight and if necessary a mirror and inspect those belts as well.

[AbsurdNY]

You are always supposed to replace the gasket whenever you take the valve cover off.

[batever]

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if you have a lot oflot of oil on the atlernator and power steering belts (and ac belt if you have ac), and it came from the valve cover gasket, there is a possibility that you leaked into the the upper cover of the timing and balance shafts belt as well. The oil could get in through the gasket there (separate from the valve cover gasket.)

When you open the valve cover back up, take a good look at the sealing interface of the upper timing cover and try to see if you think oil has been seeping through it. If it looks suspicious, I would remove the upper cover to get a look in there and make sure there is not oil on those belts. Bcs if there is it will compromise them and shorten their working life and you don't want the timing belt to break. If so, at this point you are basically following the initial part of a timing belt change. (and why not replace them if you are due for it.)

I will warn you that if you are going to take the lower timing belt cover off, probably you are going to need to get the Powerbuilt pulley holding tool (it's a hollow 50mm tool specifically for this purpose, you can get it at car parts places or Amazon for probably $30. If you have an impact wrench, you might be able to get it off with the impact wrench, but probably not unless it's a very powerful one. If your impact wrench fails to do it, you absolutely are gonna need this Powercraft tool to get the crankhaft bolt off. It's easy with it, literally almost impossible without. Don't bother even trying the little "tricks" in the Haynes manual such as jamming a screwdriver in the flywheel. LOL that is never gonna work, I tried it before I got smart and shelled out the $30 for the tool. After that, I was done in like 2 minutes.) There is a video on youtube I think that shows how to do it so watch the video.))

Oil could also cause the timing belt it to slip, but probably only if they are adjusted wrong (too loose), as these belts are deeply toothed and would need to be pretty loose to start slipping because of oil in my opinion. But if they did slip, you could get some valve damage for your valves.

The prudent thing I think, then, is to get the upper timing cover off when you have the valve cover off and and use a flashlight and if necessary a mirror and inspect those belts as well.

Another possibility, as you said you had a leak on the distributor side, is that the camshaft seal is leaking on the front of the engine (the side that faces the left of the vehicle, the same side as the alternator and power steering belts.

I would start with the valve cover, then do what I said with the upper timing cover. YOu may be able to tell if the camshaft is leaking at that point without going deep into it. If you see a lot of oil on those belts, you are gonna want to go in there anyway to clean or replace the belts, or have it done. At that point you would be able to check the camshaft seal if you think it's necessary (not usually necessary, I am told, unless you've got more than 200K miles, and even in that case it tends to be a pretty minor leak if you have it. But I wanted to give you a heads up as to the possibility.)

Ok a little repetitive but I don't wanna go back and edit--
good luck!