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RE&RE valve cover and oil pan gaskets

From 1989 Ford Bronco, documented by waltman.

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1989 Ford Bronco - My dads garage with a pit he got put in about 25 years ago 1989 Ford Bronco - another view of the pit 1989 Ford Bronco - my compressor 1989 Ford Bronco - draining the oil and coolant 1989 Ford Bronco - You can see the path of the oil leak here 1989 Ford Bronco - I will now start reomoving all that crap you see here 1989 Ford Bronco - Air intake hoses, upper coolant hose is removed 1989 Ford Bronco - The throttle cable is removed by prying upwards at the bracket to remove it and simply prying upward at the throttle body with the same scr… 1989 Ford Bronco - the tranny cable is removed by pulling towards yourself and lifting up. At the bracket towards the rear, use a pair of pliers to squeese th… 1989 Ford Bronco - I will now remove the belt by turning counterclockwise on the belt tensioner giving enough slack to allow me to slide the belt off the alt… 1989 Ford Bronco - belt removed 1989 Ford Bronco - After removing the fan shroud I removed the rad by removing the two bolts on the top and then removing the two bolts up top securing the ra… 1989 Ford Bronco - Now there is room to work 1989 Ford Bronco - Front engine accessory drive area viewed from above, showing the alternator with ribbed pulley at upper left, a black serpentine belt tensi… 1989 Ford Bronco - next I removedthe plug from the egr valve and then the coolant hose at the top of the throttle body 1989 Ford Bronco - and this one down here by the distributor. It is easyer to loosen the clamp here than at the bottom of the throttle body 1989 Ford Bronco - then I removed the vacuum hoses from the throttle body. There is another one below this one. 1989 Ford Bronco - here I removed all the vacuum lines from the centre of the plenum 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an aluminum valve cover with raised 'FORD' lettering on an inline engine, showing routed vacuum lines, wiring connectors with r… 1989 Ford Bronco - Don't forget to remove this ground wire 1989 Ford Bronco - here I am demonstrating how much easier it is to work on the motor with the rad removed. 1989 Ford Bronco - now I am disconnecting the vacuum lines and electrical plugs from these dohickys (Its late, I can't think of the name (s) right now, LOL 1989 Ford Bronco - Then I removed the egr pipe from the egr. BE CAREFUL HERE. USE PENETRATING FLUID HERE PRIOR TO REMOVAL. i BROKE ONE ON MY LAST BRONCO AND I… 1989 Ford Bronco - This is the part of removing the plenum which is a hastle. You need a torx bit and a 1/4" drive wrench to remove this, because it is such a… 1989 Ford Bronco - This is where the torx bit and extansion goes 1989 Ford Bronco - Extreme close-up of a metal engine component with a dark bracket or arm bolted in place, showing signs of grime and wear next to polished m… 1989 Ford Bronco - A hand grips a socket wrench with an extension attached to a bolt on a gray engine component, working under the hood near bundled red and b… 1989 Ford Bronco - A metal shaft or rod, possibly a torsion bar or shift linkage component, lies on a dirty concrete floor inside a chalk-drawn oval labeled '… 1989 Ford Bronco - there was a groung wire secured to one of the studs at the rear of the plenum. Also, don't forget to disconnect the PCV valve on the passen… 1989 Ford Bronco - Plenum is now removed 1989 Ford Bronco - In this pic, you can see the other end of the egr pipe going into the center of the intake. Soak it in penetrating fluid before removal 1989 Ford Bronco - here you can see the coil and dohickys are removed 1989 Ford Bronco - to make removal of the wires going to the injectors and all the sensors and such easier, I needed to disconnect the fuel lines using this t… 1989 Ford Bronco - my finger is pointing in the direction the tool has to go in order to unlock the connection and there is another, larger connection to the… 1989 Ford Bronco - don't forget to unplug the knock sensor which is in the back and easily missed. 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a dirty, greasy engine bay showing a cylinder head with exhaust manifold, spark plug wires routed to plug boots, and multiple r… 1989 Ford Bronco - you can't tell from this pic, but there is either mouse or rat terds here. I don't know when it would get there since I drive my truck dail… 1989 Ford Bronco - this is how I was able to incorperate the stock temp sensor along with a mechanical one. Not the best way to do it since it is out by about… 1989 Ford Bronco - after about 25,000 kilometres, it all looks clean here 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an exposed engine cylinder head with the valve cover removed, showing a row of oil-coated rocker arms, valve springs, and pushr… 1989 Ford Bronco - one is still somewhat clean anyways 1989 Ford Bronco - now it is clean. I used what I had handy which happened to be enamel reducer. 1989 Ford Bronco - I went and painted my valve covers and while they are drying I went back to the heads to remove the crappy cork gaskets. To prevent the cor… 1989 Ford Bronco - this is a shot of the heads and the intake cleaned off of all the old gaskets 1989 Ford Bronco - I took the opportunity to make sure my header bolts were snug 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up engine bay view of a weathered engine component, showing a blue-painted cast part with surface rust and a round pulley/damper abov… 1989 Ford Bronco - removal of that motor mount bolt is next, this is the driver side 1989 Ford Bronco - driver side again 1989 Ford Bronco - this is the motor mount bolt on the passenger side 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a grimy, oil-stained engine component painted in faded teal/blue, showing surface rust and a large hex bolt head on the right s… 1989 Ford Bronco - my valve covers cleaned and painted 1989 Ford Bronco - this is how I am going to attempt to raise the motor in order to remove the oil pan. I secured one end of a come along to the rafter... 1989 Ford Bronco - ....and the other end around the vibration dampener. 1989 Ford Bronco - A rotated close-up of an engine's front, showing a large ribbed serpentine crankshaft pulley/harmonic balancer with a rusty steel lift chai… 1989 Ford Bronco - the motor is lifted as high as it will go 1989 Ford Bronco - an air ratchet is a must in my opinion to remove the bolts from the oil pan. You can do it without it, but an air ratchet will make it that… 1989 Ford Bronco - here the oil pan is unbolted and sitting on the crossmember 1989 Ford Bronco - at this point I realize that I did in fact use the rubber oil pan gasket, wich makes me wonder why it was leaking so bad. 1989 Ford Bronco - this is a shot of the oil pump and pick up tube which has to be removed before the pan can come out. 1989 Ford Bronco - a better shot of the connection between the pickup tube and the oil pump 1989 Ford Bronco - I am first unbolting the pickup tube...you need to be a bit af an acrobat to do this. 1989 Ford Bronco - A blurry, dark close-up of a hand reaching into a metal engine or oil pan area, likely during an oil change or gasket replacement. The grea… 1989 Ford Bronco - as soon as you have loosened the bolts enough, use your fingers, it will be that much quicker. 1989 Ford Bronco - here I am unbolting the oil pump itself, starting with the rear bolt. I should also add that there is a bolt securing the oil pick up tube… 1989 Ford Bronco - Underside engine view showing an oil pan with visible oil residue and blue-green discoloration, alongside heat-wrapped exhaust piping insul… 1989 Ford Bronco - It is so tight, I had to remove this one bolt to gain that little extra room needed to remove the pan, and it was still tough. 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up underneath a vehicle showing greasy, oil-stained engine and transmission components, with a blue-painted metal pan or housing marr… 1989 Ford Bronco - Extreme close-up of an oily engine component, showing a hex-shaped bolt head recessed in a dark opening, surrounded by teal/blue and rust-s… 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a greenish-blue painted engine oil pan and its mating surface, with visible grime, oil residue and surface rust, and a person's… 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up under a vehicle showing a teal/blue-green painted component next to an oil pan area, with hoses, wiring, and greasy metal surfaces… 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an oil-stained engine block bottom end with the oil pan removed, showing the crankshaft, main bearing caps and crankcase. Grime… 1989 Ford Bronco - A removed engine oil pan sits on a concrete floor, its interior coated with dark black oil and a bolt-hole flange around the rim. A black h… 1989 Ford Bronco - Underside engine view during an oil pan gasket job, showing the removed oil pan with a light blue gasket, oil-coated engine block, cranksha… 1989 Ford Bronco - Underside view of an engine block with the oil pan removed, showing the crankshaft, connecting rod journals, and main bearing caps. A light… 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an engine oil pump and pickup tube assembly mounted to the lower block, with the oil pan removed exposing bare metal and a moun… 1989 Ford Bronco - A person's hand points at a blue engine oil pan showing surface rust, staining and possible seepage along the lower seam and gasket area. T… 1989 Ford Bronco - Engine bay view of a V-style pushrod engine with blue-painted valve covers, a central distributor with plug wires, an alternator, and a bel… 1989 Ford Bronco - Overhead view of a fuel-injected V8 engine bay, showing the upper intake manifold, throttle body, distributor with red spark plug wires, al… 1989 Ford Bronco - Overhead view of a Ford V8 engine bay showing the upper intake manifold with fuel injection, distributor cap, alternator with serpentine be… 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an engine bay showing a bright blue-painted engine block with a chrome-topped component above it and an orange FRAM oil filter… 1989 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a blue-painted oil pan bolted to the engine block, with metal fuel and brake lines running above it and a hex-head bolt v… 1989 Ford Bronco - Under-hood view of a Ford V8 with the intake tube removed, exposing the twin-bore throttle body on the EFI upper intake manifold. Red after… 1989 Ford Bronco - Dark red full-size van parked inside a cluttered garage with smoke or steam hanging in the air beyond its nose; a chrome step bar, large si… 1989 Ford Bronco - My painted valve covers look pretty good, don't thet? They are there somewhere. 1989 Ford Bronco - Engine bay view of a Ford 5.0L V8, showing the aluminum intake manifold embossed '5.0L', with black vacuum hoses, red and yellow wiring, an…