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Honda F20C/F22C Valve Cover Gasket Set - Genuine OEM (12040-PCX-305)
Spotting oil seeping out from around your S2000's valve cover, or catching that faint burning smell when the engine's hot? That's your valve cover gasket giving up, and after all these years, the original one on your car has earned its retirement. This is the genuine Honda gasket set, part 12040-PCX-305, for the F20C and F22C, and it's the right way to seal that cover back up. The good news for you as an S2000 owner: this is one of the easier valve cover jobs out there, your cover's held on by just five nuts, so this isn't the all-day teardown it can be on other engines.
Why You Don't Let A Valve Cover Leak Ride
It's not just an oily mess, though it's definitely that. As the gasket hardens and shrinks over the years, oil works its way out the top of the head, runs down the side of the engine, and if it finds anything hot on the way down, you get that burning smell and a little smoke that has you worried about something bigger than it is. On an S2000, a car a lot of owners keep clean and care about, a steady weep down the cam cover is the kind of thing that nags at you every time you pop the hood. Reseal it with a fresh gasket and the whole top end stays dry and tidy the way it should.
What's In The Set
Here's exactly what you're getting so there's no guesswork. This kit comes with the main valve cover gasket plus the hardware gaskets, the grommets that seal around the mounting studs where the nuts thread down. Those grommets get hard and leak right alongside the main gasket, so it's smart that they're in here together, you're resealing all of it in one go instead of chasing a leak from a grommet you skipped. One thing this set does not include is the spark plug tube seals. If you've got oil pooling down in your plug wells, those seals are leaking too, and you'll want to grab them separately under part 12342-PCX-004 while you're in there.
Genuine Honda, On A Car That's Worth It
This is the real Honda set, molded to the exact shape and material the F20C and F22C heads were built around, so it seats in the groove right and seals without weeping. On an S2000, OEM is just the standard, you didn't hang onto a car like this to gamble on a questionable gasket. It's the same parts Honda used from the factory, so they fit clean and seal the way they're meant to.
What You Get
- Genuine Honda valve cover gasket set (12040-PCX-305) for the F20C and F22C
- Includes the valve cover gasket and the hardware (mounting stud) grommets
- Does not include spark plug tube seals (sold separately, part 12342-PCX-004)
- Seals the valve cover to the cylinder head
- Direct OEM replacement, correct shape and material
- Sold as a set
Fits These Cars
- 2000-2009 Honda S2000 (F20C / F22C)
Note: Genuine Honda valve cover gasket set, part number 12040-PCX-305, for the F20C and F22C engines in the 2000-2009 Honda S2000. Includes the valve cover gasket and the hardware grommets that seal around the mounting studs, and seals the valve cover to the cylinder head to prevent oil leaks at the top of the engine. This set does not include the spark plug tube seals, which are sold separately under part number 12342-PCX-004. Direct OEM replacement made to factory shape and material spec. Fits all 2000-2009 Honda S2000 models. One set per order.