Removing 3.5L Ford Valve Covers The Easy Way

Plastic Valve covers that are seemingly glued on? there's one simple trick you need to know, i cover it in this video.

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[edwardwaller]

Understanding how things are connected saves a lot of time in assembling or the reverse. Thanks!

[kevinvarnes]

I was doing the same job you were doing, but on a 17' Explorer last weekend and struggled mightily with just getting the valve covers off. I found this video and they came right off. I found an Exacto knife worked perfectly. This is a great tip. I'm sure I would have broken at least one of them if I had continued prying like I had. I hope your water pump and timing chain went well. What a nerve-racking job reinstalling that timing chain cover.

[duckyjp]

More gold here. This is my next project. Thanks for the help!

[flexbone]

Thanks!!!! saved me from a big headache! I struggled and watched one video where a guy used a 3' pry bar, and I knew that I wasn't taking the route. Valve covers came off with ease after cutting the seals.

[jvst]

Thank you for your video i like seeing videos before I do anything to my cars that way i know what might run in too

[robertdavis]

dude THANK YOU! IT LITERALLY CAME RIGHT OFF AFTER I TOOK A BOX CUTTER WITH A BRAND NEW BLADE AND SLICED AROUND EACH SEAL PERFECTLY. I WAS ACTUALLY SUPRISED!~ THANKS BECAUSE YOU SAVED ME TIME SO I TOOK EXTRA TIME TO WRITE THIS COMMENT :-)

[jodrum]

After breaking my head, the cover came off quite easily after doing it this way! Only broke my head for a couple hours before finding this.
BUT - how’d you take off the spark plug seals afterwards? Those things are on there like if they’re part of the tubes!

[garymarshall]

Ok..this is great. I struggle for a minute till it got dark on trying to removing valve covers. Gonna try this tip when I go back out tomorrow morning.

Thank you!

[dkeny]

TRY SPRAYING SEALS WITH SOME LIQUID WRENCH AND THEN USING A PLASTICE TIRE SOCKET COVER JUST LARGER THAN THE SPARK PLUGM TUBES, USE A DEAD BLOW HAMMER AND TAP THE SEAL DOWN JUST A SMIDGE TO BREAK THE BOND. COMES RIGHT OFF. NO SEAL DAMAGE.

[MrMarcos]

I am trying to remove a valve cover on a 2013 Ford F150 Ecoboost 3.5L. Have removed all bolts except the two at the back and there is a wiring harness attached to the bolts. How do I remove or get the wiring harness moved or out of the way so I can get to those two bolts. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

[eanders]

Now show a video of you doing that with the back valve cover....