chilipalmer
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Greetings.
Recently I found an oil leak on the valve cover of my Puma (I have the 1.4 with the aluminum valve cover) so I took the car to the mechanic to have the gasket replaced. The gasket & sealant he put actually made the leak worse so having consulted with fellow forum users I was recommended to use the Elring gasket and a product called Stag Wellseal. The leak continues and I noticed the gasket is not properly seated. I don't trust the mechanic anymore so I want to do the job myself. It occurred to me maybe if I remove the gasket and just use the Slag Wellseal, it might do the trick. The other option is to buy a new valve cover, which would set be back about 400 quid. Could this work?
Recently I found an oil leak on the valve cover of my Puma (I have the 1.4 with the aluminum valve cover) so I took the car to the mechanic to have the gasket replaced. The gasket & sealant he put actually made the leak worse so having consulted with fellow forum users I was recommended to use the Elring gasket and a product called Stag Wellseal. The leak continues and I noticed the gasket is not properly seated. I don't trust the mechanic anymore so I want to do the job myself. It occurred to me maybe if I remove the gasket and just use the Slag Wellseal, it might do the trick. The other option is to buy a new valve cover, which would set be back about 400 quid. Could this work?