Just picked up a new Fel-Pro gasket. It's leaking. Do I need to use any RTV on any areas or just the gasket good enough?
Just picked up a new Fel-Pro gasket. It's leaking. Do I need to use any RTV on any areas or just the gasket good enough?
I didn't put any RTV, zero leaks :-DJust picked up a new Fel-Pro gasket. It's leaking. Do I need to use any RTV on any areas or just the gasket good enough?
I didn't put any RTV, zero leaks :-D
I never have but had a man tell me I needed to
55 inch lbs?
I tried today but have a double hernia. With my jeep sitting high I had to stand on something and bending over was to much. It will have to wait until Im healed up
Attached is a pdf of 2 pages out of the TJ shop manual for a 2002 SE. It appears there is a cured gasket in the valve cover that they don't want you to remove and another gasket on the engine that you can replace. Do any of you smart folks out there know what they mean? Thank you
Thank you. I have the Fel Pro.A cured gasket is nothing more than a sealant usually laid down by a robot that is cured in place by a heat source. Although I have changed several of those gaskets I have never seen that and I would not concern yourself about it. Just get both surfaces clean and use a high quality gasket like Fel Pro.
I hear you, we have animals lining up in pairs down here.Also have the Fel Pro sitting on my bench ......
Waiting for this ****ing north coast rain to quit ...
Thank youIn this case, the factory is referring to RTV sealant.
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If you're going to touch up your old factory goop, use an oil-resistant RTV. I might be tempted to strip it off and install a Felpro if it shows any sign of age. The problem you run into is cleaning the aluminum cover without using steel scrapers or anything abrasive. There is a silicone solvent available at some hardware stores that might be an option. Here's a video that may help
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The FSM for my 05 stated 10 Newton meters. I just did mine today oddly enough. If you have the plastic wiring harness bridge at the rear of your valve cover you will do yourself a huge favor by taking it apart and getting it out of your way. It's practically impossible to work around
It looks as though the rocker cover is sitting down on the spacers that are built into the gasket so you should be fine there. The spacers are there to keep the gasket from being squeezed out when torqued down.Just did the valve cover gasket today with a Felpro gasket. Finished putting everything back together and I noticed a slight gap. Pretty confident I seated it down properly and torqued to 85 in ft lbs. Does the cover normally sit this high with the Felpro? I did notice the ridge on the gasket was pretty thick.
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Also, I have new oil for an oil change. Do I run the engine and take it for a drive before changing oil to flush out any potential contaminants that may have fallen into the engine? Or change the oil as soon as the valve gasket is done?
Perfect. Thanks. No large chunks but minimal tiny bits of debris made its way in. I’ll run it for a week or two. It’ll give me a chance to make sure it’s not leaking as well.It looks as though the rocker cover is sitting down on the spacers that are built into the gasket so you should be fine there. The spacers are there to keep the gasket from being squeezed out when torqued down.
As for debris from the gasket swap, hopefully you didn't leave any large chunks in there. Either way you decide to do it the pick up screen and filter will catch anything that you missed. Personally I would run it before changing the oil that way any thing that the screen stops has a chance to be drained out with the oil change.