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Originally Posted by kolelt
I'm sorry. I'll just have to disagree. Never heard or seen oil leak from that plate. Most valve covers are rubber gaskets. But I agree. It does fail. Just no reason to remove a OEM rtv when it is 100% perfect.
Have a manual transmission with 250k plus miles. No leaks where there is RTV. But a seal did leak.
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Sorry but this is absolutely terrible advice. If you aren't changing yours that's fine, but to suggest that for others is just irresponsible. $10 in parts and another hour to the job is worth it for peace of mind. Elastomers and rubbers (seals, RTV) degrade with time and heat, period.
If you ever get a chance to compare the rear main, crankshaft, and camshaft seals on an old engine you'll notice the color is different. The lower seals (crankshaft and rear main) will be much darker than the upper camshaft seals even though they are originally the same color. This is due to the amount of heat they are exposed to over time. If you've ever peeled off RTV you'll know that 20 year old RTV is rock hard vs 1 month old RTV.