Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
> I agree with Ray...there is no need to remove the injector harness to remove
> the valve covers - done that way too many times at the dealerships.
Hmm. I guess I'll give it a shot without disconnecting the wiring.
This is on a 4.7L, so perhaps a bit different than the 5.2/5.9. It's
going to be pretty cramped for sure, though. I started down that path
since it's the suggested approach in both the FSM and the Chilton
manual. (Of course, the FSM also suggests disconnecting the heater
hoses to get to the passenger's side, which didn't seem necessary to me
when I was looking under there.)
Both sides are seeping a bit, with the driver's side a bit more. The
rear of the driver's side appears to be the worst, with a bit of gunky
oil mess on the bottom rear-most bolt. I picked up a gasket set for
less than $30 to be on the safe side.
At one point when the truck was still under warranty, there was a bit of
leakage and it was attributed to the valve covers being too loose. I'm
afraid that perhaps the gasket was squished if the covers were overtorqued.
Maybe I'll just scrub up the covers on the outside and retorque them
back to 105 in-lbs. and see if it helps. That'd sure be a lot easier
than dismantling everything. I'm not in a huge hurry, anyway -- the
volume of oil that's seeping out is pretty inconsequential at this
point. In just over 3k miles the oil level hasn't moved at all from the
top of "safe."
Thanks guys.
-Bill
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