Renewing camshaft cover gasket.

Jack_Cork

AdrianC said:

If everything's clean, then just a new rubber seal should be more than enough. A tube of bodge-goop should not be needed, unless there's some blodges of previous bodge-goop that you haven't cleaned, or something's damaged - a scratch, or the cover's bent, or...

It should be a straightforward job - bolts out, cover off, clean up, new seal in, torque up. Don't over-tighten...

Rubber seals are prone to cracking over time and can lead to oil leaks but whether or not to use sealant depends on what the OE repair manual says.

Some 'goop' is really good these days Ade and has replaced gaskets and rubber seals in many applications from an OE manufacturing perspective. I appreciate the layman will not be familiar with modern manufacturing processes, but there have been many advances in recent years. TV programs such as 'how its made' might give some insight and often feature car manufacturing plants