Need a 14mm allen head bolt for valve cover

[trevor217]

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

[trevor217]

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!

Trev

[dannydavi]

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

[trevor217]

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

[trevor217]

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