I went ahead and replaced the valve cover gasket on my wife’s 2013 1.6 Ford Escape today. Took 4 solid hours with no breaks. Thanks for your video. I’m sure it wouldn’t have went so smoothly if I hadn’t have watched your video a few times. I was a little apprehensive (Fear of the unknown). Thanks You, Sir.
Been using this as reference all day today working on my 2013! Won’t be done today but I know with the video I will get it completed! Slow and steady for me. This is by far the biggest task I’ve done on my own in term of working on the car in the drive way!!!
Just got a quote today for $1,200. I was shocked at the price for a "simple" valve cover gasket, lol. After watching this video, I now understand why the quote is so high.
Thank you for your awesomely detailed video! I just got a $1,200 quote from the dealership to replace the valve cover gasket. After watching your video... this will now be a father/son project. Thank you again for taking the time to put this together and post it here on RU-vid!!
Even though I ended up deciding not to do this job myself after about halfway through the video I still watched the entire thing. You did a really amazing job and it was very interesting. I'm going to check out the rest of your channel. Hopefully you're still making videos and doing well cause this video is really great
Thank You, sir. That was a very detailed video. I need to do this to my wife’s car. I am dreading it but not as much now. You were amazingly calm during filming. I’m sure I’ll have a few 4 letter words before its over. Thanks again.
Thank you for the feedback. I was suprised the valve cover not being useable , and hope this can help others. The fuel injectors are not too bad , usually they pull off at the rail . Hope this video can continued to be shared and reach others. Thanks for watching.
I’ve really been enjoying your videos as I’ve been working through lots of issues with the 2013 Escape my daughter just bought. Appreciate your calm and methodical approach. Well done!
I did this and am still in the process. I’m having issues with the fuel injectors but I found a chipped o ring so hopefully that fixes the issue. I pulled em all out and cleaned em
Thanks for the video! Im in taking a break now. Just about to reesemble everything. My only concern at this point is the fuel injectors. 2 came out, 2 stayed in. The O-rings all looked fine, but the two injectors that came out are loose, the two that stayed in are tight. I saw you had a similar situation so Im hopeful. Thanks again! Mines been leaking oil for a while now and with the weather in the upper 90s its causing some smoke from it burning. Gotta get it done!
Thanks for the video. I don't have a gasket problem, but maybe this will help with the P0258 check engine light problem. Apparently, there could be a fault in the injection pump connector. At least now I know how to get to him. I have a ford c max 1.6 ecoboost, but the engine is the same as your ford escape. I've been struggling with this problem for 4 years and they can't even fix it at the ford dealer. Sad. Sorry for my English...
Yes , I remember the latch hook all to well. I thought being aware of it would prevent repeatedly hitting my head , but no. Finally got the blocks and propped it as high as it could go. I figured it would be a good disclaimer for others. I appreciate the feedback .
It is pretty time consuming . I always try to encourage people ro tackle the job , it is a great learning experience. I would definitely recommend purchasing a new valve cover. As far as the injector orings , I have not replaced them to date and still zero leaks. I would say 600 is fair but it does not hurt to price around , check with a few mobile mechanics etc. , they will often times be less expensive. Best of luck on whatever you decide and thank you for your question.
It would not hurt anything as long as it is not excessive, from the stand point of making sure the gasket stays in place. Having said that it would not offer any other benefit.Thanks for the question.
My ball survived. But on thw 9ther side of that same valve cover, there is a plastic shaft. The gasket holds in in place, but it is essentially two pieces. Did your new valve cover have that plastic shaft 100% attached?
It is not ideal but works. The biggest concern is too much rtv. Another thing I worry about is running the car before it has time to cure , having the potential to get into the engines system. I will give you an example of a situation where someone had used way too much rtv. Well the rtv found its way into one of the vvt solenoids and it was causing all sorts of issues. I thought the engine was possibly bad , but was able to clean all the rtv particles out of it. Thank you for the feedback.
As far as parts go , I believe I spent close to 130 for the valve cover and the oil change. The job was'nt nearly as bad as I thought it would be. As far a shops price with labor , I would be curious to know myself. Thanks for the question.
You need a tool like this one: amzn.to/40m13gQ You connect between the high pressure fuel pump and the incoming fuel line from the fire wall area . In other words before the high pressure pump. This tool T's into that part. As far as the high pressure fuel , you would need a good scan tool capable of monitoring the high side pressure. Hope this helps.
