Valve cover gasket leak or something more serious?

[Valex]

Hi guys,

just found a leak between the aluminum and the plastic valve cover:


It is something that can be easily fixed ?

 

[Verminator]

Is there a bolt missing as looks like it is coming out of the hole to the side of the arrow... But I am no machanic....

 

[Valex]

Thank you to let me notice that hole . I just bought this baby so no idea if that hole should be closed.
Hope somebody can check one of the sisters and let me know.

 

[Verminator]

Sorry I can't do this as mine is a Hdi. Hope someone will come back to help you out

 

[Valex]

I think I found what is the problem . Maybe this video will help somebody with the same problem. Really crazy the difference between the old hard gasket and the new soft one

At 8:52 are visible the 2 holes, the same as the picture I posted. There is nothing to close them but they are not opened to the inside.
Something to do when the weather is warmer .

 

[neilgsxr69]

Yeh oil leak on rocker cover is common I’ve had two gaskets on mine and it’s still weeping allegedly the cover cracks or warps so replacement is the only solution the hole is supposed to be there no bolt required.

 

[Pedro]

My suspicions tell me that cover has been off before & they never replaced the Gasket so it will never seal properly its a dead giveaway when they weep fresh oil also the cover is not bolted down correctly which is another clue to when it starts to leak once it expands