Re: Oil on engine
 

While we are discussing valve covers and such,,anyone have a link to a
diagram of the torque sequence? and know the torque value off hand? I'm
planning on changing my valve cover gasket soon (maybe Sunday).

Snow...
93 XJ, 4.0, auto, 360,000 km's.



"Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O3FRa.20191$vx3.5552344@kent.svc.tds.net...
> Hey got a quick question. I have oil on the top of my 258 between the
valve
> cover and header/intake manifold. I am thinking that the valve cover is
> leaking. It is a new engine about 8000 miles so I do not think it is
coming
> from the headers, but I could be wrong. I know that the 258 valve covers
> leak all the time, mine is metal, but I thought that it was always in the
> back and down onto the bell housing of the transmission. Any and all
> thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Scott
> 90YJ
>
>

Re: Oil on engine
 

On the 4.0 engine if you use RTV for a gasket, the torque is 28 inch
pounds. If you just use a 'permanent' gasket, 55 inch pounds.

You start with the center bolt on the drivers side, then center on pass
side, then go to the rear next one from center on pass side then across
to the rear next one on the drivers side, then to the next front one
from the center on the drivers side, then the next front one from center
on the pass side and continue in the spiral pattern.

The bolt at the very rear on the pass side is supposed to have loctite
on it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Snow wrote:
>
> While we are discussing valve covers and such,,anyone have a link to a
> diagram of the torque sequence? and know the torque value off hand? I'm
> planning on changing my valve cover gasket soon (maybe Sunday).
>
> Snow...
> 93 XJ, 4.0, auto, 360,000 km's.
>
> "Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O3FRa.20191$vx3.5552344@kent.svc.tds.net...
> > Hey got a quick question. I have oil on the top of my 258 between the
> valve
> > cover and header/intake manifold. I am thinking that the valve cover is
> > leaking. It is a new engine about 8000 miles so I do not think it is
> coming
> > from the headers, but I could be wrong. I know that the 258 valve covers
> > leak all the time, mine is metal, but I thought that it was always in the
> > back and down onto the bell housing of the transmission. Any and all
> > thoughts are appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Scott
> > 90YJ
> >
> >