Valve Cover, Serpentine Belt, & High Press Pwr Steering Hose?'s

[Vorteil]

I have the same issue as well. I have an 04 4.4 & the covers have a small leak there & I think the front cover. I heard for mine it's a pain & very time consuming. I have an independent shop that quoted me $1k and it's an all day job. Seems like I will need to do it eventually but the cash flow is not the best ast this time.

[Skyline]

Originally Posted by Vorteil

I have the same issue as well. I have an 04 4.4 & the covers have a small leak there & I think the front cover. I heard for mine it's a pain & very time consuming. I have an independent shop that quoted me $1k and it's an all day job. Seems like I will need to do it eventually but the cash flow is not the best ast this time.

There are some very good tutorials linked online here. Using those as a guide, I just did mine on my 4.4. It certainly is a good amount of work, but all day is stretching it a bit for just the valve cover gaskets. After doing the job once, I'd bet I could do it in 2.5-3 hours. If that "all day" includes the front covers, that's another story. If you really need the front covers done, depending on mileage, you might want to think about a timing chain and guides, but that will certainly add significanlty to the repair costs. Either way, plenty of folks here have said they paid well more than $1,000 for just the valve cover gaskets...and did not seem upset about it.

[jEster]

Thanks for the advice! Gonna clean the engine tomorrow, as well add check the parts links you were kind enough to share. I was a bit uneasy about using AutoZone for the X, and your message clinched it...

Time to get dirty...