Valve cover gasket, What do I do? Options

[JohanFer]

Hi,
I have just replaced the valve cover gasket and when I read the instructions on that RTV silicone it says there that I need 24 hrs. for it to fully cure. So my questions is this, can I use the car after the cover is fully tight, or I need to wait until tomorrow? What should I do?

Thanks!!!!

[trdproven]

Remember, he has a 5s, so trust me everyone here will side me with me to use RTV at the half moon humps. The OEM uses it becus it will leak if you don't and its not something you should be doing rework on. the old RTV or FIPG was formed using the old gasket, you must put new to make it form to your new gasket. I'm not talking about putting it all over, just at the half moons. The way you are talking about is not how to deal with it. you dont add RTV after you have a leak, its for one time seal. The way i work on cars is not to work on it twice or worry about it later for the same problem. Of course you can always do what u need to do and maybe you might get by but others here sometimes dont want to deal with it again. I post responses as if its for others here still trying to learn, in order to get a learning curve you gotta learn correctly first.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Aug 26, 2012 - 5:18 PM