Lols wtf 1200-1400.

Ummm valve cover is a piece cake to replace im pretty low on the mechanically inclined list thought I might add that in. When I did it i went to town with paint and new breather cause i broke it,PCV for giggles with new grommets. The rear main seal is a pain in the you know to get to but the seal replacement itself is easy yet a bit tricky.

Then again I have a lift so it may be a little harder for you if you dont.

 

Yea! Good point. I suppose I'd deal with the valve cover, then blast it and go after the O rings and check that distributor.

 

Always a good idea. If it's oily on top you should be able to see it, too, even before cleaning. Don't get the TPS wet.

 

I like the paint lol

 

take about $5.00 in quarters, maybe a can of engine degreaser and go spend some quality time at the car wash. and keep on cleaning until you can see metal and arn't afraid to touch the engine including from underneath, get all the engine compartment and trans area. Then drive it a few days, now you can see where the problems are. Thats the only way to see what's goin on. I did it to mine and have been oil free for two weeks. The previous oil and sludge was from 19yrs of never being cleaned. we look purdy now.

 

Now you tell me!

 

What you REALLY need to not get wet is your distributor. Make sure to cover that up if you decide to pressure wash your engine (which I would highly recommend doing so that you can get a better idea of where the leaks are coming from)

 

You can dry out a distributor. The TPS gets ruined.

 

Lol its definately leaking and not just dirty. But yea im gettin a fel pro rubber valve cover gasket and before i put it on im gonna get it cleaned up real good

 

did you paint the monster logo or is it a sticker?

 

Not necessarly.
Since mine was on the fritz I figured what have I got to loose. Took a putty knife and a hammer and it split apart at the seams. Cleaned it out, gave it a layer of dielectric grease and epoxied it back together. Been driving a week now with no issues. Granted it might quit tomorrow but for now its fine.

Now I understand the ole saying that necessity if the mother of invention. Actually fixed one of my power lock actuators the same way.

 

That's the exception, not the rule. Never a good idea to get a TPS wet in the first place.

 

Lol I made my friends g/f cut it out from a printed monster logo, basically made a stencil

 

somebody probably already said it but 4.0s dont leak from many places. To say the engine needs to be pulled is just them trying to get some extra money from your wallet. The main leaking places are: oil filter adapter, rear main seal, possibly pan gasket, and the valve cover gasket. all are fairly easy to do. If you or a friend is good with cars or engines, i would do it yourself

 

How many miles are on your jeep? mine has 220k and my main seal just started going. valve cover was at about 170k