Valve cover gasket replacement

[silversnake]

Today I decided to change my valve cover gasket did the passenger side firsthttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/02/15/5y3egaju.jpg

[silversnake]

A lot of gunk build up is there anything I can use to clean without damaging anything ?

[J-MAN]

You may want to look at the Bob is the oil guy site for some advice. Some use Auto-Rx, but opinions vary. That looks pretty bad.

[silversnake]

You may want to look at the Bob is the oil guy site for some advice. Some use Auto-Rx, but opinions vary. That looks pretty bad.

Yes it's pretty bad bought the car a few months ago

[RacerX]

Don't use any cleaners. It'll drain right down into the block. You can use a detergent in the current oil per instructions and change the oil. If you just keep changing the oil every couple thousand miles for a few changes, it'll clean it out.

Watch out putting the PS cam cover back on. It's such a tight fit that my rubber valve cover gasket kept getting pushed to the side and didn't seal. Found out when oil started pouring onto the exhaust manifold! PITA!

[silversnake]

You may want to look at the Bob is the oil guy site for some advice. Some use Auto-Rx, but opinions vary. That looks pretty bad.

Yea pretty bad

[silversnake]

Don't use any cleaners. It'll drain right down into the block. You can use a detergent in the current oil per instructions and change the oil. If you just keep changing the oil every couple thousand miles for a few changes, it'll clean it out.

Watch out putting the PS cam cover back on. It's such a tight fit that my rubber valve cover gasket kept getting pushed to the side and didn't seal. Found out when oil started pouring onto the exhaust manifold! PITA!

Thanks for the advice. I've heard the tales of the dreaded pass. Side Valve cover that's why u decided to take it on while there is 6 hours left of daylight. Ill keep everyone posted

[silversnake]

4 hours later I finally got the passenger side cover back on32985

[RoyLPita]

Did you buy the spark plug hole gaskets, too?

[a_d_a_m]

Wow, talk about buildup...my driver's side looked like this...
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/jackiegleason/MarauderHead/100_3651.jpg

Clean!

[fastblackmerc]

Wow, talk about buildup...my driver's side looked like this...
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/jackiegleason/MarauderHead/100_3651.jpg

Clean!

That is what regular service with quality parts will get you!

[justbob]

92,000 HARD miles. Show me something cleaner. 😊


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[silversnake]

Did you buy the spark plug hole gaskets, too?

Yes. They only sold the whole set at the part store

[CBT]

92,000 HARD miles. Show me something cleaner.

That's what she said.
Is that a current pic? You better get all that **** put back together, sonnnnnnn! Time is approaching, Louisville waits for no man.

[silversnake]

Wow, talk about buildup...my driver's side looked like this...
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w110/jackiegleason/MarauderHead/100_3651.jpg

Clean!

I'm the second owner. The original owner didn't keep up with the regular maintainance of this car. I bought it at 80xxx mi for $7,600 runs like a champ. But rest asure she's in good hands now. Btw this car still had the transmission plug the left the factory. I found out when I service the trans shorty after purchasing and switch to mobile 1 full synthetic. Ill try a few trick I learned from a buddy at ford.

[silversnake]

The driver side was a breeze to remove32989

[justbob]

That's what she said.
Is that a current pic? You better get all that **** put back together, sonnnnnnn! Time is approaching, Louisville waits for no man.

HELL NO!

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I has a skeered!


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[silversnake]

She's a beauty. Ill worry bout the engine bay when I go s/c. Right now she's completely stock

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[a_d_a_m]

Looks like a nice car (SB with black interior is my dream car, after all), it just sucks that the previous owner did such a crap job on the maintenance. That pic I posted was at 108k miles. Keep up with the oil changes, it'll probably be okay.

[silversnake]

Looks like a nice car (SB with black interior is my dream car, after all), it just sucks that the previous owner did such a crap job on the maintenance. That pic I posted was at 108k miles. Keep up with the oil changes, it'll probably be okay.

I showed the pic to a Former ford tech about the gunky valves he agreed it was bad but not the worst. His advice was to add a quart of transmission fluid a week before my oil change, he says it will loosen the into the filter helping to clean and restore, get regular oil changes full synthetic every 6,000 mi and ill be good

[a_d_a_m]

....I've never heard of trans fluid being used in the crankcase. I'm not sure I'd do it. I think I'd just use cheap conventional and change every 1500-2000 for a while. Then again, maybe that wouldn't do anything.

[fastblackmerc]

I'd b\never run tranny fluid in the crankcase.

I would run about a 1/2 can of Seafoam to the oil, the other half through the vacuum line to the brake booster, run for an hour or so then change the oil and filter.

[a_d_a_m]

+1 on the Seafoam - that's actually what I used on my car at 95k.

[silversnake]

+1 on the Seafoam - that's actually what I used on my car at 95k.

How'd you use it?

[SWOOSH]

Don't use any cleaners. It'll drain right down into the block. You can use a detergent in the current oil per instructions and change the oil. If you just keep changing the oil every couple thousand miles for a few changes, it'll clean it out.

Watch out putting the PS cam cover back on. It's such a tight fit that my rubber valve cover gasket kept getting pushed to the side and didn't seal. Found out when oil started pouring onto the exhaust manifold! PITA!

Did this cause a smoke screen to come out the back of your vehicle?!!!

[justbob]

I would gamble with a pint or two of diesel fuel in the oil before anything else.


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[silversnake]

I would gamble with a pint or two of diesel fuel in the oil before anything else.


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I've read about the diesel fuel trick. Have you tried this?

[Krytin]

Transmission fluid is about the same as Marvel Mystery oil - I've used both many times ussually a few hundred miles before changing oil/filter. Never had a problem and cleaned out many hydraulic lifters (stopped them from "tapping").

[fastblackmerc]

I've read about the diesel fuel trick. Have you tried this?

Just don't add it to the gas tank..... :eek::eek:

[J-MAN]

Just don't add it to the gas tank..... :eek::eek:

Nobody's so stupid as to adding diese..................uh, never mind.

[justbob]

I've read about the diesel fuel trick. Have you tried this?

Negative as I have never had too. But yes, I would try it in my own car.


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[Baaad GN]

Why would Justbob pull and take apart a whole engine just to change a valve cover gasket? Seems like a radical move just to stop oil leaking. Must have gone to a public school or laying, opps, playing around with Joe.

[justbob]

Why would Justbob pull and take apart a whole engine just to change a valve cover gasket? Seems like a radical move just to stop oil leaking. Must have gone to a public school or laying, opps, playing around with Joe.

I like to be thorough Ed!


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[silversnake]

Transmission fluid is about the same as Marvel Mystery oil - I've used both many times ussually a few hundred miles before changing oil/filter. Never had a problem and cleaned out many hydraulic lifters (stopped them from "tapping").

I've heard a lot of goods with MMO. Ill try this today