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According to my mechanic my valve cover gaskets have a severe oil leak. They want to charge $476.88. Fine. No problem. But now I'm reading all that's required is a few minutes torquing the bolts! The bolts were tightened 25k ago. In a head gasket job with brand new factory parts.
So I asked them about torquing the bolts and they said:
"We are all familiar with basic mechanical terms (even I am). We understand what torqueing and re-torqueing means. Your valve cover gaskets cannot be re-torqued because there are spacers which will not allow the bolts to tighten any more. The answer to your question, even after your generous vocabulary lesson, is still, therefore, no." "You could also change the plugs with the valve cover gaskets as it is overlapping and is usually the first course of action in resolving misfires."
What should I do?
So I asked them about torquing the bolts and they said:
"We are all familiar with basic mechanical terms (even I am). We understand what torqueing and re-torqueing means. Your valve cover gaskets cannot be re-torqued because there are spacers which will not allow the bolts to tighten any more. The answer to your question, even after your generous vocabulary lesson, is still, therefore, no." "You could also change the plugs with the valve cover gaskets as it is overlapping and is usually the first course of action in resolving misfires."
What should I do?