Jeep 4.0 Valve Cover Gasket Replacement 

good point - this exactly is what I'm going to do. As I already mentioned in my comment, there's always confusion if PCV or CCV valves are installed front/back - in my 1998 4.0 these valves definitely look different from the outside. So what do you have in your valve cover ? Thanks !

@JoeVizethum , I agree . those 2 little valve cover inlets - the ccv & pcv suckers , in retrospect & hilariously , were the most stubborn things to remove from my '95 i6 ( xj w/ 390k original milage by me) valve cover of anything I've maintained in the cherokee in all these years. They were overdue for replacement ( the front is ccv / rearmost is pcv ) & had cracked around the base of the 90° angle tube on top so , battling to break it away + leverage it up - WITHOUT dropping any chunks of it into valve cover lest I have a 1hr job become a 5 hr job - took some slow patient work. this is a solid video of this process. Even uses the proper fel-pro gasket set. what may help others w/ aging inline6 4.0l engines is to be very aware that 20-25 yrs of driving & age will yield many of the hose or wiring or vacuum lines dryrotted / brittle / weakened. That means that the same harness loom he removed in video might not be as structurally sound as the video XJs were . I've had tiny planned maintenance sessions that were 1 or 2 hour processes turn into day or week projects when something like that breaks or something. So, analyze your i6 & go thru proposed action steps you'll follow BEFORE you actually do the work can reveal hidden gotchas & save you some unexpected , additional labor. thnks for video of this common maintenance routine!

@@j3ff3ry18 thanks for your input/advice !

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I'm sure you could've unbolted the strap from the firewall.

I'm not sure if you can order them, might take some searching. But if you have the old ones and take them out of the old grommets then you should be able to reuse them.

@@OutJeeping Thanks for the advice. Hadn't started the project yet so wanted to check and see if it was something I wanted to order ahead of time. Love the videos you do. I also have a 98XJ so this video was perfect!

If they don't have it on rockauto then my next guess would be eBay or the junkyard.

I have many video covering the engine where you'll just have to search through. But here is a video where i go over the top end of the engine. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EF1oIzUCLmE.html

CCV should be towards the front and PCV towards the rear. CCV has a one way valve that takes gases out of the engine without oil and sends it to the air box to get burned up. PCV does a similar job but is vacuum drawn from the intake manifold.

@@OutJeeping great - thanks for the advice !

It shouldn't matter, the holes have a little extra clearance to line it up to the head.

Yup that would be the head gasket.

I got this 98xj a couple months ago for a daily driver but still have my lifted 01. I'm from Wisconsin and winter seems to hit 3 weeks early so it's already 18 degrees outside.

Lacrosse area here Austin, you?

Wasn't to bad but the engine was oily so I did along with an oil change.

@@OutJeeping Very nice video. What gasket brand did you use or recommend?

@@cryptosliceoflife3081 Felpro is a solid affordable brand to go with.

So it doesn't compress the gasket too much and to prevent the bolt from getting swallowed by the grommet.

Yep, all you need to do to remove coil packs is remove throttle cables and heater core lines and it should pop out.

It is a thicker gasket so you will be able to see it from the side.

@@OutJeeping Thanks for replying! I realized I left the old gasket on when I took the cover off to re-fit the new one. Runs like a charm

Im not sure exactly but not much at all, maybe 5-10ft/lbs.

These should be torqued at 55in-lbs

Its 85 inch pounds or 7 foot pounds.

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If it has the 4.0L it should fit.

Probably nothing to do with this unless you unplugged something and forgot to plug it back in.

The light went away this morning so, I am happy...thank you for the awesome video, for taking the time to record it and upload it!

About 30min if you are comfortable with this type of work.

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@@OutJeeping I wasn't trying to come off as a dick, I should've elaborated lol.. the lighting at the beginning of the video makes it look like VHS quality

@@kickinwinghotboi883 Ah yeah that was my crappy garage lights I had at the time. I've since then replaced them with way brighter LEDs.

You do not, just make sure not to get any dirt in the engine.

From the side you should be able to see it a little since it is a thicker gasket.

6'2" only lol, but this is a stock cherokee

Your vehicle and it's condition may vary...

@@OutJeeping I just purchased this Jeep and the previous owner bought from the original owner. Jeep never been touch with an untrained wrench.. until me. Mine did just pop Off like the video so I left it on and still was able to manage to change the injectors with some gas spill.. thank you for the tips with petroleum gel. Saved me on that one!

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