Should I buy the actual gasket or just lay down some red sealant/gasket maker?

Just buy the gasket man, it cant cost too much anyhow....im not sure how good sealing it with sealant would be, but if it were me id pay for the gasket.

The gasket will take less time to replace & will be cheaper in the long run as compared to you cleaning the entire suface area & de-greasing it too, then spreading on the silicone evenly, wiping up the excess after the cover is installed, & then replacing it again in a couple of weeks to a month, when you find out you missed a spot during the cleaning or spreading of the silicone!

This is one application that I recomend the gasket becuase you prolly will be taking this off frequently? and you dont want to have to clean it up every time you do so.

Thanks guys, I was leaning towards the gasket and a little sealant also, (puttin a little sealant on the cover itself so the gasket sticks to it and doesnt move around). The gasket costs 9 bucks at autozone for both front and back.

I reckon its not hard to get the rear valve cover off, couple bolts and supports? Anything I should look out for?
Oh and how much torque do I apply? I guess its pretty light, just enough to seal everything down?

Thanks again

So theres nothing I should really have to watch out for when removing all the mounts and bolts around it?

What should I torque it to and what is the tightning order, if any?

Just tighten it down one turn after it is sealed and make sure its snug. Also you have nothing really to look for other then the obvious when takeing the back valve cover off. :?

Are you certain your leak is coming from the valve cover gasket? A few years ago I was unfamiliar with that 3800 gasket. The first time I saw oil on the block I assumed it was the valve cover gasket. It was not. It was the intake manifold gasket at the driver'* side rear corner.

Those valve cover gaskets are pretty trick and do not leak early in life. The design is excellent compared to other GM'*.

They had the front valve cover gasket replaced before I purchased the car, but I havent thought much about it today but I will clean it up real nice around the edge of the intake manifold and rear valve cover gasket and see what the deal is.

Also, how hard is it to replace the intake manifold gasket? Its probably extremely simple on a NA but hey doesnt hurt to ask.

Here'* the Parts you'll need!
http://www.bonnevilleattitude.com/fo...69be797abb9c9f
Here'* the Instructions for the 92, your 93 should be almost the exact same, except add the EGR Valve removal in.
http://www.bonnevilleattitude.com/fo...69be797abb9c9f