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 Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: Djunk]
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10/30/13 05:57 PM
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Djunk, I have the DNJ package in my hand. As stated above, it says right on the package that they are Viton.
John B.
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: JohnnyBfromPeoria]
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10/30/13 06:12 PM
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Joined: Jul 2013
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Thanks JohnnyB seem like they will be pretty good seals.
94 SR Bought for $650. New Crank, Updated Lower Intake plenum, 15x8 procomp wheels driver side Bouncy Seat, Stock mitsu rear locker. Up coming mods; 35x12.5x15 Goodyear wrangler Kevlars, safari style roof rack, 2" BL, Spring spacers or OME springs, recovery gear.
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: mxmikie]
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10/31/13 12:25 AM
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Rock Warrior
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MXM do you come to the valley ever? Or would you drive to Wenden to meet up?
99 Montero....15mpg! Sold (so sad)
02 Jetta TDI....48mpg!
03 2500 Ram QCLB Cummins....18mpg
02 2500 Yukon XL, We out grew the montero, at least it has one locker.....13mpg (sold)
01 montero limited
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: motero]
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10/31/13 06:13 AM
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Body Damage is Cool
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MXM do you come to the valley ever? Or would you drive to Wenden to meet up? wenden 34.8 mi, 35 mins i could do this if you dont want me to mail it
it dosent have to be surrounded by water to be an island
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: motero]
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10/31/13 06:21 AM
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I just finished doing the VSS on my 99 sohc. I bought the Felpro head gasket set b/c I needed the valve cover gaskets too and when I called a few dealers the price for the seals and gaskets was twice as much as buying the whole Felpro set.
It claims to contain "premium valve guide seals", whatever the f that means. When I finally finished the job the truck didn't smoke at all and doesn't appear to be leaking from the valve covers any more, either. I guess time will tell how long the VSS hold up. An availability search showed the Felpro set available at an O'Reiley's close to work....That gasket set was $167.00...
Mike
99 Montero 3.5l sohc. Up and running thanks to this forum...and 7500 hrs of internet research and bloody knuckles =:o
95 Miata-slot car
99 cr250 Wait, how do you adjust the valves?
78 R100/7 Ultimate driving machine
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: zano550]
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10/31/13 06:25 AM
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Joined: Apr 2006
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Body Damage is Cool
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I just finished doing the VSS on my 99 sohc. I bought the Felpro head gasket set b/c I needed the valve cover gaskets too and when I called a few dealers the price for the seals and gaskets was twice as much as buying the whole Felpro set.
It claims to contain "premium valve guide seals", whatever the f that means. When I finally finished the job the truck didn't smoke at all and doesn't appear to be leaking from the valve covers any more, either. I guess time will tell how long the VSS hold up. An availability search showed the Felpro set available at an O'Reiley's close to work....That gasket set was $167.00... and to think..... i have a head set for the sohc for $50.00
it dosent have to be surrounded by water to be an island
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: JohnnyBfromPeoria]
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10/31/13 07:18 AM
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Here are the ones I got, the VSS126 set at the bottom of the page: Valve Stem Seals On the package it says "Viton Valve Stem Seals." $19.70 for a set of 24. John B. Rock on, Rock Auto. John B.
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: mxmikie]
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10/31/13 05:18 PM
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Rock Warrior
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MXM do you come to the valley ever? Or would you drive to Wenden to meet up? wenden 34.8 mi, 35 mins i could do this if you dont want me to mail it Do I only have to pay for return shipping. How far do you have to drive to a post office? My zip 85361.
99 Montero....15mpg! Sold (so sad)
02 Jetta TDI....48mpg!
03 2500 Ram QCLB Cummins....18mpg
02 2500 Yukon XL, We out grew the montero, at least it has one locker.....13mpg (sold)
01 montero limited
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: motero]
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10/31/13 11:44 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 63
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I owned a Dodge Shadow with the 3.0 eng, '94 year model. It started using a quart of oil every 700 miles before the 70k mile warranty ran out. The Chrysler dealer told me at that time that there was a problem with the guides loosening in the heads and pulling oil around the guide into the combustion chamber. They supposedly replaced one piston because the rings had stuck, replaced the guides and new seals. never did find out how they stopped the guides from loosening, if in fact they did.
Eddie
'88 Dodge Raider 2.6L, 5 spd.
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Re: Valve guide seals, which brand is best?
[Re: age67]
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11/01/13 02:22 AM
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There was an engineering error. The bore for the guides was a tad too large. The guide (usually the exhaust) would drop down. The cure was to use a guide with a snap ring to keep it from dropping. There was not so much a problem of oil leaking around the guide as there was with the seal getting too hot because the guide no longer transferred enough heat to the head because the contact area was reduced when it dropped and the guide picked up more heat from being deeper in the exhaust stream.
Not responsible for advice not taken...
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