Valve Cover Removal

[JRJ04]

How hard is it get the passenger side valve cover off? Do you have to remove the I/C pipe?

After doing some more research and thinking, I'm almost certain that my UVC Harness is the culprit for my CEL being on. And it just so happens that the codes pointed to Cylinders 1 & 3...which is the side that I had injectors replaced on...

Is it difficult to replace the uvc harness? What all is involved?

 

[IHC Power]

P/s valve cover removal

These are base instructions but will get you to the injectors. Pull the belt and a/c compressor. Remove the cac pipe on the p/s. Disconnect harness on outside of cover close to intake port in the head. Remove all cover bolts and pull the cover off the head. The harness will stay on the cylinder head. Then your in and hopefully that's your problem. God's speed and good luck..

 

[JLDickmon]

How hard is it get the passenger side valve cover off? Do you have to remove the I/C pipe?

After doing some more research and thinking, I'm almost certain that my UVC Harness is the culprit for my CEL being on. And it just so happens that the codes pointed to Cylinders 1 & 3...which is the side that I had injectors replaced on...

Is it difficult to replace the uvc harness? What all is involved?

I didn't on mine, but it's not a picnic to wind your arms through all that garbage to loosen the bolts.. a couple of them I think I ended up removing the tire and going through the wheel well...
once you get the cover off, the UVCH is built into the gasket..

 

[iracemine]

woe. does not sound fun.

 

[JLDickmon]

woe. does not sound fun.

it's not.
it isn't bad, but don't think you're going to knock it out before you take your girl out to dinner...

 

[JRJ04]

the uvc is built into the valve cover gasket? do you have to replace the gasket when you replace the UVC too?

 

[JLDickmon]

the uvc is built into the valve cover gasket? do you have to replace the gasket when you replace the UVC too?

UVCH is the gasket... gasket is the UVCH

 

[JRJ04]

so in other words...you buy the harness, you buy the gasket because its all one piece? That seems odd...am i understanding you right?

 

[IHC Power]

Valve cover harness picture...

CLICK THE LINK BELOW SO YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO OF THE HARNESS. THEY CAN BE SEPERATED AND SOLD BY THEMSELVES. DEPENDS ON THE ISSUE..



Motorcraft under valve cover harness 7.3 PowerStroke DI Turbo Diesel '99-'03

 

[JLDickmon]

CLICK THE LINK BELOW SO YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO OF THE HARNESS. THEY CAN BE SEPERATED AND SOLD BY THEMSELVES. DEPENDS ON THE ISSUE..



Motorcraft under valve cover harness 7.3 PowerStroke DI Turbo Diesel '99-'03

I was unaware of that..
last I had to screw with any, they were about $75 apiece and were all one dealie...