Oil leak ! Here’s a Step by Step Guide, How to Replace a Ford F 150 4.9 Liter Pushrod Cover Gasket.

[@miketully1157]

Very informative thank you

[@normanpaulife]

@@miketully1157 thanks, it was a spontaneous video, I wanted to help my cousin who I had recently met for the first time ! He wanted to do the work with guidance and we thought it was opportunity to share his first mechanical repair !!!!

[@JoeMama-gs7rd]

I just finished replacing the push rod gasket on my old 4.9l and I followed the same procedures as you posted in this video. There was another video where a guy changed the same gasket, except he didnt remove the power steering pump, and I'm REALLY glad I did! It gave me so much more room to work with and let me feel more comfortable doing the work. It was definitely worth the time to remove it. I also suspended the a/c compressor with a ratchet strap hooked into an eyelet of the hood framing/support. Thanks for sharing this video!

[@normanpaulife]

Thank you ! I was teaching my young cousin at the time. He had no experience so I was sure it would be a good opportunity to share with others like yourself

[@ogk129]

Awesome video thank you for the information

[@normanpaulife]

Thank you for positive feedback! It’s very much appreciated

[@da_dynamo5384]

Great video! I have a 300 series to with also an oil leak. The promblem is that I don’t know wether it’s the push rod cover or the valve cover gasket. The leak is on the right side of the engine and it looks as if it’s leaking from the valve cover but there is no leak on the left. Could the engine oil possibly be shooting up from the top of the push rod cover and making it look like a valve leak? Or is only the right side leaking? Thanks for looking at my comment and no worries if you can’t reply to this because it’s hard to understand

[@normanpaulife]

The best solution is the clean the area and reinspect it . Oil as a rule leaks down with air flow (aided by the fan) and forward momentum it pushes backwards . I was aircraft mechanic in the Air Force for 26 years , during inspections, we would wash the plane, engines included prior inspections, and inspect for leaks with a strong light and mirror. Crazy as it sounds mirrors allow you to see objects in plain view that would be missed otherwise. It appears to magnify or clarify the image. You can also take a picture with your phone of the area and zoom in on it. I would plan to replace both gaskets, they are made from the same material and subject to similar conditions, such as heat , pressure etc. if one is leaking the other is similarly weakened ( likely leaking) as well. Best of luck, thank you for watching

[@da_dynamo5384]

Thank you so much! The mirror idea is actually very smart. I will apply this now. Hopefully I can figure this out!

[@russ3136]

Great job. Looked good also.

[@normanpaulife]

Thank you

[@FrankChesser]

Good video. Easy off oven cleaner works good for cleaning also. 👍

[@normanpaulife]

I had good luck on saw blades to remove baked on pitch, but it did not work on coked oil, it was one of the ideas we edited out of final video

[@shafferjoe1962]

Another great video Norm.

[@normanpaulife]

That was a video that nearly never was, the footage was lost in the archive for many months and forgotten.

[@reggiesanders1229]

Good work!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@normanpaulife]

Thank you , positive comments are the force that keeps machine running

[@reggiesanders1229]

@@normanpaulife appreciate the the step by step instructions. Very helpful!!

[@ajcc9817]

Great video need to knock out all those and the steering box great video to do it efficiently

[@normanpaulife]

Thank you .

[@ogk129]

My 4.9 300 leaks bad. Similar truck and engine. Im going to replace this and the valve cover gasket. Is there anything else i should replace? I had the oil leak so bad it destroyed my clutch. I have a new clutch new u joints it drive amazing but the engine itself leaks bad. Its an awesome trick i want it to run good again. I got for cheap and ran it pretty hard before doing these repairs

[@normanpaulife]

Check your timing cover, it likely a mess , check oil pan gasket . Good luck

[@bcubed72]

Uh, why are we taking the upper rad hose off? And all the accessories? I did this, and as I recall, I didn't have to take anything off but some wire clips. You have to fiddle a bit with the forwardmost bolt on the pushrod cover, but it's worth it, versus taking all that stuff off!

[@normanpaulife]

It’s my cousins truck and his choices , he had never done that kind of work, he needed to replace the belt tensioner and idler pulley, and the power steering pump needed a fluid drain. So for him it was easier to remove and repair, than work in the engine compartment. The panel could have been removed straight up with disassembly if someone wanted to remove the distributor, he did not! He learned a lot , he enjoyed the process and has taken on many more challenging jobs on his own since. He would not need to remove as much the next because he has become much more familiar with the truck and his skills have improved along the way

[@sandleman3006]

That's not the PCV. That's the crankcase breather.

[@normanpaulife]

I think we are both describing the same thing. I haven’t rewatched the video , so I’m not certain what you referring to, but the crankcase breather is a circuit of the PCV ( positive crankcase ventilation) , old cars used to vent to atmosphere, but the PCV system feeds into the air intake through the breather ( filter) and burns the crankcase byproducts. The breather filter as old timers call ( myself included) is sold under the label PCV filter. I’ll bet the average 20 something parts plucker at the auto parts store does not know what a engine breather is …lol

[@sandleman3006]

@@normanpaulife PCV is at rear of valve cover with vacuum line going to vacuum port on intake. That's the crankcase breather going to air intake where it's attached to filter element. No worries.

[@paulyoung4814]

Well done

[@normanpaulife]

Thank you , it was my young cousin’s first mechanical endeavor. He took to it like a fish to water, he now tackles many projects on his own with limited guidance

[@deadcarnahans1932]

So you used sealant only on cover side of cork gasket? My truck is a 77 with no A/C and no P/S. Dipstick is short and next to fuel pump. So much simpler.

[@normanpaulife]

To hold the gasket from slipping

[@normanpaulife]

That will make it faster and easier ( without accessories in the way).

[@thomasquinn5537]

Nothing that you did would have stopped it for misfiring except the corrosion on the rotary cap and you should have just replaced it

[@normanpaulife]

The truck belongs to a 17 year old ( at the time) his truck his decisions all the way. But it certainly ran much smoother, now he had more to fix its many ailments.

[@antonyjohnson5779]

Is it absolutely necessary to remove the power steering pump? My truck has no air conditioner

[@normanpaulife]

I would give out a try perhaps you can sneak out from the back of just loosen it a little to squeeze it past or perhaps remove the radiator and bring it forward because you. have no AC condenser

[@normanpaulife]

If you can slide it out the front you may not need to remove power steering pump , but the belt would most likely need to be removed, when we inspected his tensioner and idler they were both badly worn, his fan clutch was also. He needed to drain and flush his power steering system. In your case , I would try going straight forward. If not , loosen the power steering mount bolts and hold it with a cargo strap. Let me know how it goes

[@flatheadfletch]

Far to much removed. This can be done by only pulling distributor cap and coil. That’s it !

[@Kenya-Kikuyu]

I got 95 4.9 f-150 that push rode cover can be slide out. I've done it on my truck and the job took like 30 minutes. Who ever this guy is he's giving bad advice. He's milking the job. You don't have to remove the power steering pump or mess with the spark plug rotory cap. Take a picture of your spark plugs wires just carefully then. Then unbolt the push rode cover and slid it up out between the gap near the power steering pump. Then put your gasket on and new bolt pushing and torque to spec. It a 30 minutes job.

[@sergiopinto6356]

He forgot to remove the front brake calipers...

[@normanpaulife]

He never worked on a vehicle before, he didn’t have the experience to remove bolts in tight quarters, he wanted to accomplish the job without physical assistance. Some parts were removed, the power steering pump for example, to flush the system and clean the decades of gunk , he was repairing a leak and wanted it Clean !

[@shafferjoe1962]

What trim tool do you use?

[@normanpaulife]

It has a screwdriver handle and forked tip from removing interior trim ( clips) Lisle tools makes two different styles.

[@Kenya-Kikuyu]

You don't need to remove the power steering pump. Just go around it 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@normanpaulife]

He decided he would rather remove it than work around it. That was his first time working on a vehicle!!! After that he began fixing it mostly on his own.