Cam cover gaskets

[riored96gt]

What kind do our cars have? Are they the "Forever" metal-rubber kind??

 

[MustangChris]

if i recall correctly (i changed to bbk covers) there is a ring going around the gasket surface that the gasket sits in.
you can get gaskets from ford.

 

[duff daddy]

get the oe gaskets and stuff em on there and youll be good

 

[riored96gt]

The gaskets aren't the main concern...I have an occasional rattle from the front inside the cam cover...car runs great so what could be loose? I just wanted to have the right gaskets to get it back together after I check it out.

 

[1996mustangGT]

Pop off the cover and look..nothing to do with the gasket should make any noise.

 

[duff daddy]

Funny you mention this but I had a piece of my oil fill cap/housing break off and fall in my head. Didnt do any damage but you could hear it flopping around. Just remove the cover and inspect.

 

[MustangChris]

Funny you mention this but I had a piece of my oil fill cap/housing break off and fall in my head. Didnt do any damage but you could hear it flopping around. Just remove the cover and inspect.

same thing happened to me. i dont use K&N breather caps anymore... lol.

 

[riored96gt]

Wrong side for oil, maybe pcv ?

So, is the existing gasket reuseable? (back to original question)

 

[duff daddy]

"I am told it is more like an o-ring. It should be reusable. there is silicone at both ends of the valve cover. If the silicone is sliced and then the cover is removed, the o-ring is reuseable. If the valve cover is just yanked off then it can stretch the o-ring making it non-reusable..."

 

[riored96gt]

"I am told it is more like an o-ring. It should be reusable. there is silicone at both ends of the valve cover. If the silicone is sliced and then the cover is removed, the o-ring is reuseable. If the valve cover is just yanked off then it can stretch the o-ring making it non-reusable..."

That's what I wanted to know! I'll chance taking it off without a spare handy.

Thanks!