how to change valve cover gaskets and plug seals?

[jerflash]

im new to the sho seen and i need to do the plug seals at least

do i ahve to take the intake off? can i get away with just puting some sylicone on the plug seals and out everything back together or do i need to spend 100 bucks on gaskets?

what else should i do while im in there...the timeing belt has been done a few thousand miles ago

thanks

joe

 

[40BelowSummer]

www.shophoenixproject.com

 

[jedhead]

im new to the sho seen and i need to do the plug seals at least

do i ahve to take the intake off? can i get away with just puting some sylicone on the plug seals and out everything back together or do i need to spend 100 bucks on gaskets?

what else should i do while im in there...the timeing belt has been done a few thousand miles ago

thanks

joe

If the belt was recently changed and you have oil in your wells, the previous owner blew off the valve adjustment. Get the gaskets, a case of berrymans, plugs (motorcraft, others don't fit as well), sparkplug wires (oil ruins them quickly), shims and shim removeal insert tools. This way you can finish the 60K and the SHO will run much better.

Bob

 

[jerflash]

i got it from my friend and i know he did not change the valvecover gaskets or anything

whats are berrymans?
he just put motorcraft plugs in resently
are the msd wires good for these cars?
how much for the shims and removal tools and where to get cheapest?
thanks
joe

oh btw i dont mind spending a lil money on it i got it for 700 bucks
90,000 miles, silver mint exterior, almost mint grey leather, runs good besides the plug wells

pretty good huh

 

[jedhead]

i got it from my friend and i know he did not change the valvecover gaskets or anything

whats are berrymans?
he just put motorcraft plugs in resently
are the msd wires good for these cars?
how much for the shims and removal tools and where to get cheapest?
thanks
joe

oh btw i dont mind spending a lil money on it i got it for 700 bucks
90,000 miles, silver mint exterior, almost mint grey leather, runs good besides the plug wells

pretty good huh

Berryman's B12 spray carb cleaner. You use this stuff to get all the gunk out of the intake and to clean the EGR ports, because they will be filthy.
I found that motorcraft works best for me for wires and plugs. I don't have any experience with MSD wires, so no comment from me.
SHONut and other vendors rent shim and tool kits to use. Click on one of them that supports this site for more infomation.
These sites have information about the 60K service

http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/

www.shophoenixproject.com

Bob

 

[jerflash]

big help man thanks

 

[RAYJAY]

Berryman's rocks ....best stuff ever

Jeff

 

[Trusty89]

DON'T OVERTIGHTEN THE VALVE COVER BOLTS!!!

The instructions at SHOPHOENIX says 12ft lbs but after just finishing this job I don't think I would go over 10ft lbs. Or else just go get a helicoil set before you even start this job because you might need it.

 

[jerflash]

thanks alot for the info man!

 

[sdpatt]

The torque spec on the valve cover bolts is 8-10 lb-ft. Just tighten them until the ****** on the bolt contacts the receiver surface on the head. Any more than that and you will either strip the aluminum threads in the head or break the bolt. Neither is desirable.