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Old 01-04-2015, 08:37 PM
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Default Do you need bolt seals when changing VCG?
Do you need the part # 11121437395 when changing the valve cover gasket?

Situation: I've got a leaking VCG, I've purchased the gasket, but not these 'bolt seals'. Do I need them?
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Not sure, but I wouldn't go to all that work and not put new ones on.
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you should change them. the old ones get hard and brittle.
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