# Valve cover

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover/46936>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, pickup\
**Created:** [April 3, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover/46936 "2010-04-03T00:48:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover/46936/1 "2010-04-03T00:48:14Z")

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on a 1997 nissan pickup 2.4 liter,i need to replace a leaking valve cover gasket.do i need to put any sealer on the gasket.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover/46936/2 "2010-04-03T01:06:51Z")

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A service manual, such as Haynes, will answer questions like this. Every engine is different.

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover/46936/3 "2010-04-03T02:26:13Z")

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No