Does anyone know what kind of sealant was used inside the valve covers?

Or can somebody answer me this... is the sealant necessary?

It is my understanding it is like a sealing wax, needs to be heated well above engine temp to become plyable or melt. It is what holds the baffle & PCV tube in place.

Bonzi Lon

Never used any, just a good gasket, properly tightened, should be enough to keep any oil from leaking.

Oops! Misread post, thought it was about the valve cover gasket.

Edited September 7, 201212 yr by duffman

Oh ok, the reason I ask is I have a "nissan" japanese valve cover and it has not been used in a while so the steel on the inside has surface rust... I assume I have to remove it to clean it up, but I wanted to know how to seal it once I get around to it? I can post pictures if necessary as well.