jstyles129

Im doing a tuneup and I get to the spark plugs and I look down in the resevoir were the plug is and there is oil every were. Is this suppose to be there or is something wrong with the car? This is my first time ever working on the engine please help flamming is welcomed

Tammy

May I suggest you modify your thread title to some relating to your problem.

Apparently, you have a leaking valve cover gasket.

SUPRMSC

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Your valve cover gaskets are gone, you need to replace both of them.

jstyles129

Thanks alot how much do those run and also how difficult would it be to put these in. I alrdy have every thing off due to the tuneup that is now on hold from the massive amount of oil in the spark plug chamber. This is what you get when you pay 1700 for a 93-5-speed
well thanks guys

Tammy

The valve cover gasket is installed around the inner edge of the valve cover.

The valve cover needs to be removed, the oil cleaned out and the gasket replaced.

Your's is a I-6 and not a V-6 on the 1993 SC?

jstyles129

How would I go about cleaning the oil out of the spark plug resevoirs?

BLK13X

Rocker cover seals are gone. Replacement price for a pair of 1JZ gaskets was approximately $70AUD from the dealer.

jstyles129

Cool man I will pick those up and start on it asap. I just got the car and man this is a first for me. Well the only good thing about it is that its a learning experience and im willing to learn after getting that tuneup quote for 500 bucks. I laughed in there face and walked off. But still whats a good way to clean off all of the guckkkkkk and stuff once im in there?

dejacky

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be careful when re-installing the valve cover gaskets..it's easy to strip the threads on the head if you tighten them too much .

ConSynX

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for 1700?
you should have saved enough money to be engine swapping right now

jstyles129

lol I knew that was coming sooner or later. I would if I could but the wifey would have my head for it. Its strange she would let my buy a 6000 dollar car but she wont let me put 6000 into a car I dont no what it is must be a girl or just a wifey type thang.

jstyles129

one more question should I drain the engine coolant before doing this. The engine coolant is the stuff in the radiator riogh if not let me no and also were is the place to draine it. Thanks and flame on

dejacky

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no, you don't need to drain engine coolant at all. Please get a Toyota Service Manual. There are many online versions on the web. The Valve Covers are just that..COVERS. they're like caps with a gasket to help seal the covers closed so no foreign particles contact the camshafts, journals, or valves. All your doing is changing the rubber gasket that sits between the Valve cover and the cylinder head. Once you see the diagrams in the service manual, you'll see how easy it is to do .

jstyles129

cool what are some of these sites I probably dont need to see the manual but it couldnt hurt one bit to look at one. Oh ans im guessing if I go to a toyota dealership I should just ask for the na supra manual since we share the same engine.

Durrr

You could do that, or you could just ask for a 93 SC300 manual too