Should I use silicone gasket sealer when replacing the valve cover gasket

Asked by Walter May 07, 2014 at 09:40 AM about the 2007 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the car is leaking on the drivers side.

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comgoog3 answered 9 years ago

You can. If you get a rubber gasket you should be fine without it, but with cork I would recommend using it.

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Guru94L4BL answered 3 years ago

When charging the valve cover gasket on a madza cx7 07 do i need to use silicone on the gasket

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F_O_R answered 3 years ago

Use a very thin layer of silicone without any extra that can end up plugging up oil passages.

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