Valve Cover Gasket?
01-03-2016, 06:29 AM
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Valve Cover Gasket?
2000 keep Cherokee 4.0L I-6. My valve cover gasket is leaking. My question is should I replace it with a standard rubber gasket or RTV silicone?
01-03-2016, 06:44 AM
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Went will the FelPro on my '00. Was doing a 4 hole injector upgrade and figured I was halfway there. Kinda didn't really need it but.....
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01-03-2016, 08:30 AM
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Don't just silicone it. Get a decent gasket. The Fel-Pro has tons of good reviews.
01-03-2016, 10:57 AM
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Felpro or bust.
Mine has not leaked a drop in the 30K miles it has been in there. Plus its re-usable (Silicone over a metal frame I think). Great quality.
Mine has not leaked a drop in the 30K miles it has been in there. Plus its re-usable (Silicone over a metal frame I think). Great quality.
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I ran these on my race cars with full roller motors and I had to run the valves every week with these they held up for a full season of racing and still never leaked a drop. Only replaced just to be on the safe side and reused them with less critical engines 2 are still in use on SBC trucks around here.