2.5 Liter Valve Cover Gasket

[WolverineCub]

I have a Fel-Pro gasket to change. It is cork and rubber. Should I add and gasket cement? The valve cover had been changed a while back, does it warp? I had sweating, I slightly tightened the bolts and got more leaking. The Jeep is going in for Painting, I wonder if I can still get the Red from 1988?

 

Steve in Montreal

[ComancheCrusher9800]

I use permatex on every surface where something could leak out of) except the head to block. It would probably help if you did just don't over tighten the bolts and do it in a star pattern and you should be fine

 

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[Eagle]

1988 red is Colorado Red, and it should still be available.

[WolverineCub]

Which Permatex, Form a Gasket? Which type?

 

Thanks for the info and Colorado Red.

 

 

Steve in Montreal

[Jeep Driver]

You have a plastic VC, yes, it warps. If you use Permatex you'll have to destroy the cover next time you remove it. You have shoulder bolts, they only thread in so far before they hit the shoulder, doesn't matter if you use a pattern or not. 

 

I suggest you get an aluminum VC and a Felpro rubber gasket, if you don't want it to leak. And yours will leak, I don't care what you do with it or to it. 

 

 

As for color, every color is always available, find a good tint man that has been tinting for 40 years. 

 

 

 

Note lugs here-

 

 

Note no lugs here, ground off for better fit with Felpro-

 

 

 

Use standard 1/4-20 bolts.

 

Do as described and it will not leak.

[ComancheCrusher9800]

I had a valve cover on for 11 years never leaked and all I had to do to get it off was use a flathead and then peel it up ND use permatex gasket maker

 

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[ComancheCrusher9800]

Where'd you get the valve cover from though?

 

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[Jeep Driver]

Early 90s Wrangler used the aluminum and the later 2.5s used stamped steel just like the 4.0s.......Pretty certain about that, I had one and was too dumb to save the cover, the later 2.5. 

 

 

 

Edit..........

 

 

I have a cover off a 98 TJ that is aluminum..........but the one pictured here is from a 91, IIRC. The early ones are more desirable to me because it only has on boss to grind off. 

[WolverineCub]

Thank You MJ Maniac, I see Dorman has the Aluminum VC, didn't know it existed.

 

Steve in Montreal