Lexus GS300 (2JZ-GE) Valve Cover Gasket and Spark Plugs

On this video I walk you through the process to swap out leaking valve cover gaskets on a 2002 Lexus GS300 with a 2JZ-GE Motor. Enjoy.

[NorthAvenueRacing]

Thanks for the video, just did Valve cover gaskets, plugs, coils, wires and intake gasket and this helped a lot. Little over 2 hours to do it all and not a bad job. After shop quoted $450 to just do plugs and wires I decided to do it myself, found the valve cover leak while I was in there and decided to replace the coils while I was in there. Car had 196k on it

Thanks again

[seantriley]

Great job. Made me want to go and do mine now. I really just watched to see how accessible the headers are.

[liveforphun]

The three gaskets are two exhaust valve cover gaskets and 1 intake valve cover gasket. The two valve cover gaskets are reverse versions of each other. Apparently there is a version of this motor that has the exhaust on the other side, and that is why it comes with two in case you have that version.

[altuvesbuzzer]

what about the three 14mm plugs in the valley? I just did one of these valve cover reseals where the vc gasket was fine but oil was leaking thru the three plugs.

[HALFAMAZINGTV]

really appreciate the video. was looking for this as my valve gasket is leaking. But man, this is a lot of work and I just don't feel comfortable going to deep yet. I just picked up the car and would like to enjoy it before I start possibly doing what you did. I will take it to the shop and gain more confidence.

[XenoEXTornado]

I want to do this on my 2006 Lexus GS300 LE. The engine bay looks daunting for that kinda task😳

Should be easy though. Did the alternator my self 😊

[arahtson]

good advice... next week I'm replacing the valve cover gasket on my brothers 2000 Lexus GS300.

[Pallidus_Rider]

Helpful video. I just got a 2000 Lexus GS300 with 2JZ-GE engine. Looks like this will be a needed task for me to complete.
Besides spark plugs what else would you recommend taking care of?

[zakkrick]

Thanks I got minds gone two weeks ago, no more leaks from the valve cover. Now I need to change the O-ring in the cam, which is leaking oil. Can complain too much because my is300 is a14 years car but still run strong and parts wears down over time.

[MrGonatedawgs]

great informative video! thanks for taking the time to do these on the is300!

[strumpeteer]

Thanks for sharing! Great you showed where to put the the sealant on the half moons and the tip with the coffee filters. My Felpro kit came with two intake valve cover gaskets, six oil baffle gaskets for some reason.. The spark plug cover on my GE doesn't seem to fit any of the provided gaskets from the kit.

[geraldpatton]

Good job man like the information you gave here.

[kennethlundeen]

looking to do mine friday, gunna check my timing belt while im in there. i wanna do alternator, waterpump, timing belt, cam seals, valve cover gaskets, coil packs, plugs and wires all in one job. gunna make a full day of it, 2 if i need to. Just bought my is300 with 125k and it has an oil leak that i havent tracked yet but im sure it a gasket or seal, figured id do it all at once.

[clyderice]

Great video! Thank you! Now can you help with the PO325 knock sensor code that registered right after the gasket was replaced?

[sergedenovo]

You can also apply the sealant to the covers, instead of to the motor.

[Wedgestand]

Well your video helped but I still have a leak. I'm wondering was your timing belt inspection cover wet before/after replacing the valve cover gaskets. I knew for a fact that the covers were leaking and thought that the oil I was seeing in that front cover area was from it leaking forward. I replaced both intake and exhaust cover gaskets and that front cover is still getting wet.. I did notice that the left side of the gasket on exhaust side cover did not fit as nicely into the curvature of the cover/cam area did like the right side of that exhaust cover. I really had no choice not to use it because the old gasket was destroyed when taking it out. I figured it was probably fine. I did use the permatex in the corners like you did. There was some on the engine from the factory like you mentioned. Just wondering now if the gasket is the culprit or if the cam seals could be the source of the leak.

[deonte_]

Where did you get your valve cover gasket

[derpherpp]

is this same process as is300. i used to do the hard way by taking half of the throttle body at a time. god damn that was a pain in the ass and not to mention the fucking coils so brittle then i put the coils and plugs wires back out of order bc i took all of them out at a time. causing the car to unable to rev all the way. this video helps alot

[rbz]

Question for you, Where did you get that LED bar... btw ? That could def come in handy forsure
Thanks for sharing also.

[ownmyliferightnow]

Thank I did it took me about two hour your video was a lot of help