Need a 14mm allen head bolt for valve cover
 

I took one of my 4 bolts from the 'No.3 Cylinder Head cover' out to get a set of gaskets to fix the problem i'm having with oil getting into the spark plug wells. Anyway, I lost the bolt, and was hoping maybe someone here has a spare? Or if not, is there something that can be used in place of it? I'll keep looking for it, but something tells me I'm not going to find it.


Thanks!

Trevor

Went ahead and ordered one thru Toyota. Guy actually seemed to know what I was talking about! Came to $6.12. Not in till Wednesday, and with my luck I'll find it just before I leave to pick it up! :crazy2:

Trev

nice, thanks for the update. What gaskets did you end up purchasing? did you go with those oil plug gaskets or w/e?

I found gaskets at Napa that should do the trick, I'll get part numbers (and results of the fix) when I pick everything up tomorrow!

Trevor

Update
 

I finally received the plug I ordered from Toyota. It took about a week longer than it was supposed to, but it arrived. I stopped at NAPA and picked up oil drain plug gaskets--I didn't get any part numbers, just use common sense. The gaskets I got were not exactly the size of the plugs, slightly bigger. As long as it makes a good seal under the plug you should be fine. It worked like a charm! I've ran it a couple times since fixing it and I don't see any oil leaks yet. A handy trick too: if you don't have a 14mm allen key, take a bolt with a 14 mm head, add a couple nuts to the bolt and tighten them on. Use the bolt as an allen key, just put the head of the bolt in the plug and turn it with a wrench. Worked great for me!

Thanks for everones help, and a big thanks to IHateHacks for posting this incredibly cheap, effective fix!

Trevor