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Valve cover seals?

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:58 am
by joeyy
Im loosing oil pretty bad, im pretty sur eits the valve cover seals to blame. Its a 87 BII 2.9L. My question is how hard is it to actually change out the seals, what all is involved, how expensive, ho wlong does it normally take? Thanks

Re: Valve cover seals?

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:51 am
by aarnwts
try tighting it down first sometimes they get loose

Re: Valve cover seals?

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:01 am
by broncofan
be careful tightening them down too, they snap easy, ive done it. i replaced mine it took about an hour, just clean them up real good too, all mating surfaces.

Re: Valve cover seals?

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:56 pm
by joeyy
ok thanks, ill probably just go ahead and replace them, they look pretty crudy anyway, 23 yr old engine, they've probably never been replaced, it will at least give me piece of mind like why i changed my thermostat