How to Replace a Valve Cover Gasket on a Toyota Camry 2.2L Engine Part 1

How to replace a valve cover gasket on a 1999 Toyota Camry with a 2.2L engine.
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[@myRatchets]

Glad to hear it was worth the extra work, cheers.

[@donderfoil]

im having a small drip oil leak from under the driverside leaking on tranny pan, there is NO straight forward video for doing this. thank you so much for pointing this out!

[@OverlandOne]

I have this engine and am replacing my cover gasket this weekend so, thank you very much. Your videos are very detailed, informative and helpful.

[@00sAreTops]

Great video. You make some of (if not THE) clearest & most informative repair videos on KZbin. Cheers for the help!

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

I like your audio- it's calm not yelling and slow-paced enough for me to follow! Good vibes from your mechanic duties!

[@myRatchets]

I dont have the car to make a tutorial but I would replace it, its very cheap and one of the easiest things you can replace on this car. GL

[@kevincribbs1490]

Thank you for your videos, replaced the gasket on my 2000 Camry. Out of all the videos about this job yours was the most informative! Thanks again keep up the great work!!!

[@johnkent3348]

Thanks!!! Especially the tip on the four points to put a bead of silicone as well as checking for oil leak around that bearing cap. Great job!!!

[@myRatchets]

John Kent np, thanks for watching. cheers

[@gregmcmahan7420]

Hey R&W, just want to say thanks for all the help! You enabled me to keep many cars on the road. Really appreciate the content.

[@bradsyoutube]

Good video! thanks for making it. It's so nice when the audio is this clear and the camera work isn't shaky. Very nice..... :-)

[@fernandorodriguez8683]

Great video, everything was so clear even for 2022

[@imfore]

first time commenting. This video is one of the best videos I have watched, very informative especially the end caps as I'm not yet sure were mine is leaking

[@SpecialEffect824]

awesome video man, I have an 01 camry with the same 5SFE engine and had no idea how to remove the valve cover, been having a slow oil leak that seems to be increasing so I'm gonna replace the gasket now, thanks

[@myRatchets]

Hey np, thanks for watching. GL

[@MrJoel125]

RatchetsAnd Wrenches hey what are the little hose called that's on the valve cover?

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

PCV hose I think.

[@stevenmarin2316]

Royalty Beards I have a 99 Camry with the same issue man.

[@max41050]

@@stevenmarin2316 . For what is worth I had two 1998 Toyota Camrys in the past 2 years, and I watched a video where this guy also tought he needed to replace the valve cover gasket, so when I saw this video by RNWrenches I found out my problem wasn't the valve cover gasket but that round cap, that is actually a common leak with the 4th generation Camry, this how I fix it rather than removing the valve cover and struggling to remove the round cap I removed the air intake hose and removed the throttle body just enough to remove the bracket that holds the ignition coils of course you have to remove also all the little hoses that get in the way disconnect a few electrical plugs specially with the hoses they can break really easy if you're not careful, once you remove the bracket that holds the ignition coils the round cap is completely exposed I just sprayed some brake cleaner around it and I applied some permeates ultra black silicone gasket maker and fixed it for good unfortunately I got hit from behind and my first 1998 was history after that I replaced it with another 1998 Toyota Camry and at first it looked like it didn't have the same problem but 4 months it also started to leak same spot I just got done repeating the same procedure it should be as good as new just let the car rest at least 12 hours so the permatex can do its job my advice just go slow and be careful the whole job only takes an hour an a half, I personally prefer doing it this way than to take valve cover gasket and from watching a similar video like this one that round cap can be a pain in the neck to remove, my way is easy just clean it and seal it with permatex and you are good to go I don't make a video about it because I don't have the equipment or the knowledge or the time to make one but because I love this Toyota Camry 4th generation and I'm getting to dam familiar with maybe in the future I'll make some.

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

Very informative on the over-torqued cam cover tower.

[@jacobacio]

Hi mate. How much torque to those two bolts on 7:20 ?

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

When I was changing my four spark plugs, the one with the shortest ignition wire had a lot of dirty motor oil surrounding it by the time I extracted it. Is that a sign of tube seal leakage or cover gasket leakage, etc? If I can find any cause of fast oil loss (even for a 213K mile engine) I'd like to reduce it before I do an oil change.

[@user-sq3iw4lw3f]

Thank you for useful information, but I have a voice get out of Aali Makina I do not know how to repair it and took it out thanks

[@wguan5885]

Hi, nice video! How did you pop the cap out. Mine is on there good. I was afraid of damaging it. Thanks.

[@Gcatt1]

OK, a little background when this was done last the camshaft plug was stuck in head (not even hammering on it, which I probably shouldn't have done, in hindsight), so much as moved it a millimeter. So I used this method to silicone the rest of it just as is shown together. 3-4 years later, it is leaking again. There is a lot of silicone holding that half circle piece onto the plug and a lot of silicone on the plug and the half circle part of the head that it attaches to. My question is how do you get the now siliconed top half off and how do you clean up that half circle part of the head? Thank you!

[@royceandre1983]

Hi I have the same problem with Camry 97

[@lamontgray6015]

I just did this job and for some reason I was testing the car to make sure everything was fine after and the fa's pedal disconnected some how it drove in reverse then I switched to drive but pedal just went soft and went to floor 6:09

[@wadep9916]

Thanks so much. I was scratching my head wheres this oil leak from? Whats the torque on the cap?

[@49677d]

Excellent video. One of the best I've ever seen. Thanks!!!

[@petej.8676]

? We went from leaking spark plug tube gaskets to leaking bearing caps?. I get it but It was kinda confusing..thanks.

[@codyhanson2891]

Thank you! I could find anything really on the oil plug on the side. Ty!

[@ThePVnRT]

hi I am from australia and i have a toyota camry 97 and my problem is the PCV valve has a hole on it and making a noise every time I start the engine. I would like to ask if it will harm my engine and can you make a short tutorial for it. thanks a lot. cheers mate.

[@dal213]

MY DUDE! EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED!

[@tele3phono]

My man, do you know if the that seal is the same as a camshaft gasket? Looking for it and all i see is something called camshaft gasket which looks pretty much the same. Also do you know the torque specs of those two bolts on cap and the 4 nuts on valve cover? Thanks a lot any info on that is much appreciated!

[@dylantaylor9707]

awesome video but the nail scratching the corrosion made me cringe so hard

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

I have a 99 RAV4 with the standard 2.0L i4 engine. Pretty similar design to this one I assume?

[@pizarron23]

do you have a video to replace injectors??? the same engine

[@koteignasio98]

Thank you for video. Just one question. It's pretty clear inside. What oil do you use?

[@myRatchets]

I bought it at an auction so not sure what they used. Tx for watching, cheers!

[@tulshigurung6397]

My engine oil looks normal from the dip stick(the previous owner changed oil a month ago) the car runs fine, there is no problem in starting the engine and no power is loosing while driving..there is no misfiring but black hard (not very soft/not very hard) tar around the oil filling area just underneath of oil cap is bugging me..please need help..

[@jsmcguireIII]

What is that unused cam port for? Is that left over from an earlier model that needed access from the side for something? Toyota engineering usually makes good sense bit I don't see what this is for.

[@unclep1210]

Some models with this engine came with a distributor instead of coil packs. This cap covers the hole where the distributor would mount and engage the camshaft.

[@fernandomontes3642]

My 1998 toyota camry is leaking from the exact same spot, wat do I tell the auto part store I need wats that specific bering called?????????

[@alistonandrew6311]

Can't find the bearing cop on a 99 totya 4clinder

[@onenite2nite]

you have one for a intake gasket

[@FenixDown147]

great video, helped allot thanks!

[@tulshigurung6397]

Hi there, I am wondering if I need to take it to the shop to clean up sludge in my 99 Camry, v6 because I don't know how to do it. I just bought it a month ago but I didn't check the oil cap and filler. Now when I checked the filler, I saw a black hard stuff/tar in it and the black tar covered all around the oil filling area I mean just below the oil cap of valve cover but not in the oil cap. I cleaned it up a little bit of it but that stuff is coming from the valve cover of the engine. Do you know how much does it cost for me to clean that up from mechanic?

[@myRatchets]

John Gurung I wouldnt worry about it too much, just keep the oil changes on time. Check your pcv system to make sure it isn't the cause of the sludge. Engine flushes and sludge removers could cause more harm than good sometimes so you do it at your own risk but flushing your engine at a shop shouldn't cost more than $50-$60. thats them putting an engine flush liquid in the engine before an oil change basically.

[@fernandomontes3642]

RatchetsAnd Wrenches my 1998 toyota camry is leaking from the exact same spot, wat do I tell the auto part store I need wats the specific name??

[@kadeembey8367]

YESSSSSSSSS I LOVE YOU MANNN !!

[@myRatchets]

Brake parts cleaner.

[@royceandre1983]

Where you from thou

[@bellsproutpizza]

Carheaven

[@Elpaisitamaschimba]

at 4:08 what size socket are you using for removing bearing cap?

[@Gcatt1]

Yes, I have the same question. I will have to get an adapter to make it work with the torque wrench and would like to get it all at once. How many mms are those bolts?

[@slickdawg4634]

10mm

[@slickdawg4634]

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