quick question: driving with missing valve cover bolts.

[.jrmyrmx]

i took my valve cover off to paint it and found out that 4 of the bolts are very old and brittle, 4 broke. the front middle one, 2 on the right side and one on the left. can i drive around with it like this, until i get new ones tomorrow? all 4 corner bolts are tight and the middle ones are tight.

heres my cover, makes my car look like a toy..

http://static.flickr.com/2232/2542865261_652c7d79ac_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29435416@N00/2542865261/)

[murda-c]

Does it leak? It probably will after you get some heat in the motor and differently shaped parts expand differently.

Just hitch a ride to work and wait until you've got it fixed, because cleaning up oil spills is not fun.

[JeremyR]

aslong as its not leaking massive amounts of oil you might be okay for short distances....its not really advisable to drive it like that. you're risking alot..

[.jrmyrmx]

ok, thanks. i hope my nissan dealer has the bolts and doesnt try and charge me $20 a pop or something...

[DataXUnknown]

good job on use of zipties :) lovin the colors

the bolts shouldn't be more than $4 a peice, thats how much they usually charge for any bolts. try telling the dealership that when you called before they told you 2$ a bolt. works a lot of the time.dunno why you would waste your time goin to a stealership, try ace hardware, take a bolt with you and match it.