Catherine Gray
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I'm having problems getting two of the bolts off of the valve cover on the passenger side I really need some advice.
04 3.9L
04 3.9L
I used a mini wrench in between my index and middle fingers to do it. Was a pain but it got the job done. Others have cut wrenches in half and others have used angle sockets with great success. I would suggest the angled socket.
I was specifically talking about the bolts on the covers near the firewall... The plastic cover that is over the coils.
Yeah, the problem is reinstalling them. It's hard to impossible to correctly set the torque with a swivel socket.Could be either one, who knows haha. I do believe that an angle socket would also assist with removing those bolts as well, even though it would be a different size.
And the sleeves for those bolts may have become stripped/loose in the valve cover.....Don't ask how I know, but JB Weld will will cure that condition.
I'm having problems getting two of the bolts off of the valve cover on the passenger side I really need some advice.
04 3.9L
Plus for me (Gen.1 V8), the foam material that contains the "run-through" wiring for the COP's makes it moot...
Yes, a seemingly common problem with the coil cover bolts. I've had two or three do that to me.
Valve cover bolt or coil cover bolt?
I can answer valve
Lol no no hell no lol just was sure you was talking about the valve cover and not coil cover
The alternative, if you're really talking about the coil cover, is to take each cover firmly in hand and throw it into the corner of the garage that's designated as the resting place for useless stuff. I did so back in '07 and have been the better for it!!
KS
aNah, I live in Metro Detroit. I switched to aftermarket coils. The boots have a raised ring around the part that contacts the top of the spark-plug tubes. Installed in '07---no rain trouble yet!
KS