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Valve Cover Gasket Replacement

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#1 ·
Hey all. New to the Jeep community. Just got my 2014 JKU last year and have been doing a lot of maintenance and upgrades, mostly to the steering and suspension. Been a lot of fun.

Anyway, found an oil leak from my passenger side valve cover gasket. Looks like a PIA to get to but, I am willing to tackle this job.

My question is. Other than replacing the valve cover gasket seal, should I replace any or all of the other seals (VVT sensor, Camshaft Sensor, PCV, fuel injector seals)? I think those are the correct ones. Should I replace any other parts (PCV valve, Fuel injectors, anything else I may have missed)?

Thanks for the help
2014 JKU Willys 66K miles

If this has already been discussed, my apologies, please direct me to that discussion
 
#3 ·
That was the first thing I looked at however, the valley appears to be dry. The only area I can see that may be leaking is the valve cover gasket. I can see oil around the back two bolts by the gasket and around to the back. Not sure if it is something in the rear of the valve cover but if it is like the PCV valve, I'll still have to remove the cover.

Thanks for the reply. Any other suggestions?
 
#4 ·
You can replace the PCV without removing the cover, in fact in the sequence for removing the cover, the PCV has to come out first as it slips over the end of the camshaft and bolts to the outside. But if you are going to remove the PCV, then you may as well do the cover gaskets too. I will advise that since you will have the covers off, please check your rocker arms while you have access to them. The 3.6 is known for the Pentastar Tick which is where the rocker arm bearings wear out prematurely and eventually allow enough slop to get misfires and wear down the camshaft lobes.