1998 Saturn SL1 Valve cover Bolt leak

BBARBO9

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1998 SATURN SL1
1.9L
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
262,000 MILES

I have a leak out of my valve cover bolts. I have the new seal and all on it but still is leaking bad and is leaking on down to my spark plugs and fouling them so please help! Be nice to have a oil change for a reason now instead to loose it haha

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SATURNTECH9

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What kind of gasket did you put on?

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Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 AT 8:01 AM

BBARBO9

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I honestly don't know I just got it from autozone is all I do know haha

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Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 AT 8:31 AM

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Was it the silicone tube to make your own gasket or the rubber fel pro one?I have never had the rubber fel pro one leak on one of those.

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Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 AT 8:45 AM

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It was fel pro that's why I don't understand either

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Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 AT 9:06 AM

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Did you make sure all the old silicone was scraped out of the valve cover?Also made sure you cleaned the head off?The gasket didn't fall out or blow out when you tightend the valve cover?Those valve covers are aluminum so they dont warp.