Under valve cover 3.7 F150

[mobilnissan1991]

Its been one long day. Decided to finally change the valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube seals, and VCT solenoid seals that have been weeping for some time now. 249k on the truck and Id say it looks pretty spotless. Ive had the truck since 151k. I was pressed for time today so I only changed the drivers side gaskets and all six spark plugs. Cranked up the truck after it ran great but now it has a steady leak from the back of the drivers side that goes down the bellhousing. I must have pinched the gasket on install. Thats life, it happens, and Ill get to it next weekend, luckily I have a 5 minute walk to work. Now time to get some rest so I can take my mother and grandmother to lunch tomorrow.

Spark plugs had around 92k miles on them and were last changed at 157k. I used Motorcraft SP589 this time. Enjoy the pics

 

[mobilnissan1991]

I vacuumed everything real good before taking off the valve covers, some dirt still managed to get on the cams, I wiped it as good as possible. Hopefully no damage was done

 

[Slick3914]

Looks great!

 

[SC Maintenance]

Looks pretty much spotless. Good for another 249K.

 

[JavierH19]

Looks great. How's that 3.7 on gas, is yours 2wd?

 

[mobilnissan1991]

Looks great. How's that 3.7 on gas, is yours 2wd?

Its a crew cab 2wd

60 mph and under, 2000 rpm and under its great on gas. Anything over that, especially towing it drinks gas. Just mainly towing its a gas hog. But it makes up for it with extreme reliability.

 

[Oliveoil2]

What oil do you use and what’s your OCI?

 

[mobilnissan1991]

Since Ive had it at 151k, mostly on sale 5w30 and 10w30 syn at 5-6k ocis

 

[Glenda W.]

Looks great!! 5-6k seems to be the sweet spot for a lot of the majority group 3 synthetics. Can’t complain.

 

[53' Stude]

Its been one long day. Decided to finally change the valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube seals, and VCT solenoid seals that have been weeping for some time now. 249k on the truck and Id say it looks pretty spotless. Ive had the truck since 151k. I was pressed for time today so I only changed the drivers side gaskets and all six spark plugs. Cranked up the truck after it ran great but now it has a steady leak from the back of the drivers side that goes down the bellhousing. I must have pinched the gasket on install. Thats life, it happens, and Ill get to it next weekend, luckily I have a 5 minute walk to work. Now time to get some rest so I can take my mother and grandmother to lunch tomorrow.

Spark plugs had around 92k miles on them and were last changed at 157k. I used Motorcraft SP589 this time. Enjoy the pics

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Looks good. What oil and filters were used? Nice photos and I Thank You sir

 

[meep]

Hard core towing with the 3.7. Also shows that we don’t need 400hp to get the job done. How do you like living with the 3.7? That motor seems to get nothing but praise.

 

[mobilnissan1991]

This is the area I was referring to where dirt got on the cam. I wiped it off but Im sure some stayed where I couldnt see it. Any reason for concern or incessant worry regarding wear?

 

[Analog-1]

If your really concerned then dump a few quarts of oil over the head and cams. Let it wash down to the pan and drain.

 

[mobilnissan1991]

I started it to move it in the field till I can fix the leak next weekend. Ill see what it looks like when I pull the valve cover again.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Yeah that sludged up mess needs a rebuild soon, or replacement.

 

[ripcord]

Clean enough to rest off of.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Looks good

 

[demarpaint]

I vacuumed everything real good before taking off the valve covers, some dirt still managed to get on the cams, I wiped it as good as possible. Hopefully no damage was done

My bet is very few shops would spend much time, if any, cleaning things up prior to starting the job. Maybe a quick blast with an air compressor and away they go! You should be fine.

 

[mobilnissan1991]

To save myself some hassle and get my truck back going, I ordered a valve cover on Amazon with all the spark plug tube seals, vct seals and gasket already installed. It doesnt come with a PCV that goes from the valve cover to the intake tube. Would this be a different part number than the passenger side PCV? Or can I just pull the old one out the old cover and reuse it?

 

[Donald]

To save myself some hassle and get my truck back going, I ordered a valve cover on Amazon with all the spark plug tube seals, vct seals and gasket already installed. It doesnt come with a PCV that goes from the valve cover to the intake tube. Would this be a different part number than the passenger side PCV? Or can I just pull the old one out the old cover and reuse it?

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Will the quality of the new one be as good as OEM? Or Doorman quality?

The under the covers picture sure looks clean. Like brand new. But I am sure the bearings and rings almost certainly have a lot of wear at 249K miles.