Honda Repair: 2002 Accord Valve Cover Gasket, valve cover gasket, spark plug wires


Question
I have a 2002 Accord EX, 4 door, 4 cyl. with a leaky valve cover. It's only got 44K, so this is kind of annoying. I assume it's just the valve cover gasket. I see that I can pick one up for less than $20. What's the procedure? It looks like I just remove the bolts on the valve cover and then the cover should come off. Then replace the gasket and do the reverse. What are the torque specifications on those bolts? Am I missing anything?

Answer
yes it is very easy to replace. sometimes if you just go to an auto parts store, you can just get a red tube of stuff called Valve cover gasket maker. this works great! just unscrew all the 10mm bolts from ontop, clean off any oil, spread a little bit of this stuff around the whole gasket, set the cover back on, bolt it back down, and let it dry for around 30mins. probably torque them around 20 foot pounds or just real snug is fine

NOTE* if you take out the spark plug wires make sure to write the order down on a piece of paper or your car wont start back up!