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Valve Cover Gasket/Grommets


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Thought while I'm removing the intake manifold to send out my injectors for cleaning I might as well replace the valve cover gasket(s).

Fel-Pro lists the gasket as well as a grommet set of eight. My FSM does not reference any grommets in the valve cover section.

Can someone tell me what these might be for and if I'll need them - and if I need just eight for both covers or 2x 8.

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Ford generally doesn't think of the grommets in the valve covers as a serviceable item, but aftermarket companies like Fel-Pro do make them, and they can be replaced.

You will probably need 16 total, as I believe there are 8 bolts in each cover.
 
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Grommets as I know them are for wires going thru a firewall. What is a grommet used for in this case?
 

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adsm08 said:
You will probably need 16 total, as I believe there are 8 bolts in each cover.
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Yes, on closer inspection I can just see the edges of "grommets" under the cover bolt heads. So yes, I will need 16 for both sides.

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alwaysFlOoReD said:
Grommets as I know them are for wires going thru a firewall. What is a grommet used for in this case?
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Same idea, different application. On some later engine designs Ford used rubber grommets to help seal the holes for valve cover bolts.
 

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On the 4.0 set I just did, the felpro kit came with Orings that look like figure 8s. I couldn't figure out where they went for the life of me. They were for newer intakes that are plastic. My intake was cast aluminum. So I pitched them. They definitely had me head scratching for a while. I am not sure if this is the same on 3.0s.


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