... Help...Oil leak issue

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by Isaiah92260

I have a autozone 5 minutes from my house, I'm gonna bug the wife for my allowance before she leaves for work LOL
After reading the replys, I feel like I really do need to replace the seals.... I saw that 3 lbs with a tourqe wrench is good for the valve cover gaskets, would you know if that be similar for the covers? I've researched that hand tight and a good turn with a wrench is just right, any more would tear the gasket.

Wrenching down on the side covers actually doesn't tear the gasket...it warps the cover....the center bends in and causes the gasket surface to warp out. Some silicon will be the best thing to use as well.