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Old 03-07-2020, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ard View Post
So, what does the OP do? How do you manage your Indy in this case?
Well I'm usually my own Indy, so I'd smack myself fight club style and take it apart again. But that's probably not what you asked

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Originally Posted by ard View Post
If you assume he is accurate, you pay $$$ for a new cover, mechanic re-does it, and you will never know. Or will mechanic call up and say “yeah, turns out I messed up- so you can return the new valve cover and this job is on me”?!?!?!
Do you say ‘take the cover off, give it to me- I’ll have it inspected”?
Any ideas?
Well, it's got to be redone, and unless you're capable of assessing the valve cover yourself you may need to trust the indy and eat the cost. Definitely get the old part. Or maybe take it to another Indy if you have concerns about the first one. I don't know how often these valve covers fail; in my case they seemed pretty sturdy for a plastic part. Unfortunately replacing the valve cover on these engines is not a simple task. I don't know what the book time is for this job, but it would take me about 3 hours per side now that I've done it once.


OP - best of luck.
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