Valve Cover LH: Installation

All vehicles 

• 1.
  
  Clean the valve cover, cylinder head and front cover sealing surfaces with metal surface prep and install a new valve cover gasket.

NOTE: The valve cover must be installed and the bolts and stud bolts tightened within 4 minutes of sealant application.
• 2.
  Apply a 5 mm (0.19 in) dot of silicone gasket sealant to the front cover-to-cylinder head joints.

Early build vehicles 

• 3.
  
  Position the valve cover and install the bolts and stud bolts.
  • Tighten in the sequence shown below to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

Fig 1: LH Valve Cover Bolts Tightening Sequence

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

Late build vehicles 

• 4.
  
  Position the valve cover and install the bolts and stud bolts.
  • Tighten in the sequence shown below to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

Fig 2: LH Valve Cover Bolts Tightening Sequence (Late Build)

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

All vehicles 

• 5.
  
  Attach the wiring retainers to the valve cover stud bolts.

• 6.
  
  Attach the crankcase ventilation tube to the air cleaner outlet pipe.

• 7.
  
  Install the accelerator cable snow shield and the 2 bolts.
  • Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

• 8.
  
  If equipped, install the engine lift bracket and the bolt.
  • Tighten to 118 Nm (87 lb-ft).

• 9.
  
  Position the PSP tube and bracket and install the nut.
  • Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

• 10.
  
  Install the LH ignition coil-on-plugs. For additional information, refer to ENGINE IGNITION - 3.0L (4V) .