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changing valve gasket/painting the cover
i need to replace my valve cover gasket, i was just wonder how hard it is and if i could screw anything up rlly by doing it myself. i kno theres a write up on it. but was just wondering if it is easy to do and anything else i need to know. also what would be a good paint to use to paint the valve cover
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The cylinder head cover is isolated from the cylinder head via grommets and a reusable molded rubber gasket. The grommet and limiter are retained in the cylinder head cover.
Fig.32 Cylinder Head Cover Gasket Locator Pins At #8 & #9
There are two cylinder head bolts that have a pin to locate the cylinder head cover gasket, they are located at position 8 and 9.
REMOVAL
Fig.32 Cylinder Head Cover Gasket Locator Pins At #8 & #9
There are two cylinder head bolts that have a pin to locate the cylinder head cover gasket, they are located at position 8 and 9.
REMOVAL
- Disconnect negative cable from battery.
- Disconnect the Crankcase Ventilation (CCV) vacuum hose from engine cylinder head cover.
- Disconnect the fresh air inlet hose from the engine cylinder head cover.
- Disconnect the accelerator, transmission, and speed (if equipped) control cables from the throttle body.
- Remove the three bolts that fasten the control cable bracket to the intake manifold.
- Remove control cables from cylinder head cover clip.
- Position control cables and bracket away from cylinder head cover secure with tie straps.
- Remove the engine cylinder head cover mounting bolts.
- Remove the engine cylinder head cover and gasket.
- If a replacement cover is installed, transfer the CCV valve grommet and oil filler cap from the original cover to the replacement cover.
- Install cylinder head cover and gasket. Tighten the mounting bolts to 10 Nm (85 inch lbs.) torque.
- Connect the CCV hoses.
- Install control cables and bracket on intake manifold and tighten bolts to 8.7 Nm (77 inch lbs.) torque.
- Connect control cables to throttle body linkage.
- Snap control cables into cylinder head cover clip.
- Connect negative cable to battery.
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I seem to remember reading about a factroy modification, something about trimming the baffles in the cover to reduce the oil sucked up into the vent hose. Has anyone else heard about this?
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I dont know WTF ezab is talking about, thats definately not a 4.0 and I know there is no "locator pins".
Im the one that did the writeup, theres nothing to it...
Im the one that did the writeup, theres nothing to it...
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The cylinder head cover is isolated from the cylinder head via grommets and a reusable molded rubber gasket. The grommet and limiter are retained in the cylinder head cover.
Fig.32 Cylinder Head Cover Gasket Locator Pins At #8 & #9
There are two cylinder head bolts that have a pin to locate the cylinder head cover gasket, they are located at position 8 and 9.
REMOVAL
Fig.32 Cylinder Head Cover Gasket Locator Pins At #8 & #9
There are two cylinder head bolts that have a pin to locate the cylinder head cover gasket, they are located at position 8 and 9.
REMOVAL
- Disconnect negative cable from battery.
- Disconnect the Crankcase Ventilation (CCV) vacuum hose from engine cylinder head cover.
- Disconnect the fresh air inlet hose from the engine cylinder head cover.
- Disconnect the accelerator, transmission, and speed (if equipped) control cables from the throttle body.
- Remove the three bolts that fasten the control cable bracket to the intake manifold.
- Remove control cables from cylinder head cover clip.
- Position control cables and bracket away from cylinder head cover secure with tie straps.
- Remove the engine cylinder head cover mounting bolts.
- Remove the engine cylinder head cover and gasket.
- If a replacement cover is installed, transfer the CCV valve grommet and oil filler cap from the original cover to the replacement cover.
- Install cylinder head cover and gasket. Tighten the mounting bolts to 10 Nm (85 inch lbs.) torque.
- Connect the CCV hoses.
- Install control cables and bracket on intake manifold and tighten bolts to 8.7 Nm (77 inch lbs.) torque.
- Connect control cables to throttle body linkage.
- Snap control cables into cylinder head cover clip.
- Connect negative cable to battery.
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