Reusing a fairly neww valve cover gasket

[SHOOFF508]

I did my top 60k about 1500 miles ago. Replaced my tube seals and valve cover gaskets.

This coming week i will be installing a newly painted intake manifold. im looking to spray the front valve cover as well. will i be able to remove it and reuse the rubber gaskit with a bit of silicone because it is so fresh and new, ive had good luck in the past with other cars, not sure if the SHO will require me to go out and spend another $100 on the gaskets. if so forget that.

 

[SASHO91]

Should be fine.

 

[91 shonice]

Souldn't be a problem. Just get the old RTV off.

 

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

Go for it

 

[blue2ndgen]

I vote yes too. I just reused mine that had 20k on them and they still looked new. They're actually a very good quality gasket. I did add a thin bead of rtv around the whole thing this time around and on the plug well seals of course.

 

[SuperHO]

....i never replaced the valve cover gaskets on my old 3.0 in the 150k+ miles I owned it, and I had the valve covers off countless times. Just off with the old RTV and in with the new.

 

[TYSHO]

With that low of miles, you can reuse them without coating RTV all along the gasket. The gasket is a reusable gasket.