Originally Posted by jstaples1982
black is oem, blue is just aftermarket, dont overtighten and DO NOT put gasket sealant or any other junk on the gaskets, it creates weak points in the seal and could easily start leaking again, if you were suppose to put sealer on the gaskets they wouldnt have made them out of rubber

If that were true, why do you have to put hondabond on the corners of the valve cover gasket, which is obviously rubber?