Hello folks, noob here. Just picked up a 2004 1500 slt. The guy I got it from said that the valve cover gasket needs to be replaced. I want to try to do it myself, I've searched around but can't find any specific vids or instructions that are for that year. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! I just realized that I may be in the wrong section. Mods please move if necessary.
Changing out valve cover gasket help...
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If the valve cover gasket is bad you should see an oil stain/dirt on the side of the motor where it's leaking. To replace just unbolt the cover( should be 8 or 10 bolts?). Gently pry up the cover. Not sure about the 4.7, may need to disconnect a few things to get the cover off.Clean both surfaces and put in new gasket. Might consider using some high temp RTV to help it seal. If there is an oil stain under the vehicle where it's parked then hopefully its just the valve cover gasket since this is easy and cheap to fix. Welcome to RF!
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