changing valve cover gaskets

[bvav22]

my car has been leaking small amounts of oil since i got it, the ford dealer told me that its the valve cover gaskets, so i am going to change them today.


any tips or advice on doing this? i plan on just removing the upper intake to get to them...

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

yep take the upper off, make sure all the vac lines and wires are out of the way, cuz, its likely to tear or rip a line or wire, just take your time, and make sure you use the factory metal gaskets, the cork ones leak all the time and never seal properly.

 

[bvav22]

are u seroius? lol


i just bought cork ones......

 

[Foxfan88]

ditch the cork and get the nice blue rubber reusable gaskets. they cost 20$ but they ARE WORTH IT

dont waste time with cork. you'll end up taking the stuff back apart to change the gaskets again before too long

 

[bvav22]

crap, where do i get better gaskets then? cuase advance auto parts didnt even give me a choice on gaskets, i told them i had a 302, they gave me the cork ones

 

[Foxfan88]

they should be able to order them in.

my local oreilys had the corkers. had to order in the blue rubbers.

may take a day or two to get them in but you will thank us later.

they seal much better and are reusable for a long time.

 

[bvav22]

ok ill have to go take these back then...


side question.... why the heck did antifreeze come out of my tb when i removed it?

 

[Foxfan88]

coolant runs thro the egr spacer thru those to rubber hoses. its normal dont worry about it.

and also u dont need to take the TB off the upper to get it off. i just leave the TB on when i remove the upper intake