REPLACING THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON A 2001 MK4 VR6

So replacing the valve cover gasket on the vr6 isn't a easy job.
The reason its hard is because the intake manifold goes from the back of the engine to over the valve cover. its only held by 4 hex bolts but there not easy to get to with the amount of space you are given to accomplish this job. If the job is to much for you take it to a professional, it might cost you some bucks (like 400) but having a pro do it might benefit you in the long run. like breaking things you didn't want to break. but having a older car things are fragile and are just on the brink of breaking. i hope this helps you guys.

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[josephgaumer]

Thanks for the video man, it's still helping people.

[lighght]

I couldn't find any other video with similar engine to mine (VR6 in Seat 2002). Without this video I wouldn't be replacing my valve cover gasket at all, thank you very much, this video is really helpful.

[MrWoowootila]

Great job. Just to give you heads up on the intake bolts access, you might want to put the front bumper in the service position. I though it would be a pain, but makes things a lot easier for servicing the engine. All you have to do is remove the bumper cover, put in the service position rods, remove the bumper bolts and slide the whole from end forward. After you do it the first time it will only take you 15 minutes to do it the next time. Another thing you might want to look at is hose clamp pliers. I have several. Get one that has a long cable and another with straight hose clamp pliers. The hose clamps are a bitch to pull off without them and less likely to break things. I was curious on how the gasket goes on the motor. Valve cover. Thanks for the video.

[psaibot]

Hey man, for next time or for anyone reading, you can access those six bolts a TON easier if you remove the two stabilizer bolts (underneath, toward firewall/rear of engine), grab a block of wood (or in my case a maul hammer) and lift the front of the engine up to swing those bolts up toward you. It’ll only rock a couple inches and they’re still kind of a pain but those couple inches make a big difference.

[eighty]

Way easier if you remove the bumper and put the front clip in service position...

[suhy]

Mine just started leaking in my 12 valve MK4 lol, good thing i have to replace some AC parts and the crack pipe anyway, front end coming completely off will help this a lot

[craigsalvador]

Thanks for this video man, helped me greatly.

[chelseafaye]

Thank u so much for making this. It helped me out.

[channelpanel]

nice video, all those small hoses on the throttle body and air filter houing are easy to take off. great job for figuring it out on ur own and diy' n it urself. great info and how about those banana pancakes to start off ur morning lol nice vid. tnxs

[LondonSpeedDiaries]

Gonna check my camshafts in a bit and always good to see a good video 👌

[yermo]

KUDOS vdubfam well believe or not is easy to get the bumper remove and the whole front of the car that will give easy access to those bolts it takes me 20 minutes to do it or less than that without a drill I guess I work in my car which is the same ones in a while but you know is worth it when you got the job done without paying somebody else..

[zavala]

Good morning friend, what is the size of the die or the key to remove the screws that go into the intake manifold ???

[vrtxs]

Do you guys know what’s the name of that piece that broke ?

[cameronfostervr]

Yeah I did this... also dropped the transmission and did the timing chain... put her all back together and the transmission is going out😫

[zavala]

good day friend a question what measure is the die to remove the intake bolts?

[salserin]

Hey my friend Aloha from Maui just a question, where is located the sensor map that revolutionizes the engine, since I have this problem with my gti vr6 2004 accelerates and decelerates the car

[androidloid]

this kind of work reqiures removal of front bumper to gain easy access to the bolts that hold down the intake manifold.

[tymiller]

What website did you use to get the repair info?

[Alphoxe]

The thing that broke at 4:50 what’s it called I broke it on my vr6 as well 😑

[kylegerber]

You wouldn't struggle with those hose clamps and break pieces of yours intake off if you would got the other stuff out of your way so your not fighting to move around ya know