7.3l valve cover gasket

[itbrokeagain]

It seems the majority of my oil leak is from my passenger valve cover gasket. Is there anything special I need to know about replacing it and dealing with the wiring harness?

[fordman00]

Not really.pretty simple. If your talking about a powerstroke diesel. Remove the bolts, unplug all wires in the way, disconnect the intake and intercooler pipes in the way.

[itbrokeagain]

I am. It is a 95 so I believe it is non intercooled. It's wide open with nothing in the way but I wasn't sure if I had to do anything special because of the harness in the valve cover

[fordman00]

Not that I know of.on my 99 just pulled everything out of the way undo your bolts take off the cover carefully and remove the harness.

[itbrokeagain]

Awesome. Thank you!

[fordman00]

Yup no problem. Also if youve never replaced the glow plugs probably wouldn't be a bad idea to do so while your in there. They were only about 100 bucks for my 99.

[itbrokeagain]

I think they have been done but I will check into it. Thanks

[JeffK5]

I just put GP's in my 2000, cost me $80 using Motorcraft factory parts. Don't use anything but OEM glow plugs , the internets full of horror stories about faulty cheapo GP's that deform and break off in the head.

I also just did new valve cover gaskets and harnesses .

[fordman00]

Yea what jeff said is true as well. Dont use anything but motorcade glow plugs. Only place I could find them around me was a savage auto parts. All the other places sold Chinese brands.

[itbrokeagain]

Is this as easy as changing sparkplugs? This morning it was very difficult to start and it blew tons of white smoke for a minute. I was told the smoke was normal for a 7.3

[JeffK5]

Is this as easy as changing sparkplugs? This morning it was very difficult to start and it blew tons of white smoke for a minute. I was told the smoke was normal for a 7.3

White smoke on any diesel at start up is unburnt fuel ..don't matter what brand truck it is..diesels with proper air/fuel or chamber heaters don't smoke but just a couple little puffs. GP's are a little work but not crazy hard..its a all day job.

[fordman00]

Yea. I had my drivers side tore apart, all plugs replaced and put back together in a hour and a half. Now the other side took 7.5 hrs due to circumstances i dealt with on that side. But yes their pretty simple. Basic tools, twelve pack and a radio you should be good. Oh and make sure you dont start the truck up near a wall, roll it outside you will have a little oil come out the exhaust which is ok
Its just leak down from changing glow plugs

[fordman00]

Also you could try letting the glow plugs heat up for two cycles I did on mine and helped a little or plug it in if possible.

[itbrokeagain]

This only happens when it is cold in the mornings. Warm mornings or any other time it doesn't do it

[itbrokeagain]

Will do. Thank you!