Fordtruckfan89
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- 1994 Explorer XLT 4-Dr
This is more of a Maintenance reminder. Valve cover leaks are common but I didn't expect to find this. Drivers side valve cover was leaking and the bolts were soaked with oil. Pulled it apart to find the camshaft spray bar had snapped off and was laying in the bottom of the head. I'm guessing the tabs broke off the tube and it vibrated enough to snap off. Figured it was flooding the valve cover gasket and making the crazy leak. Quick trip to the junkyard and I grabbed two. Pulled the roller followers so I could loosen and retorque the cam caps correctly. If you have a soaked valve cover, might be worth grabbing a couple of these in case you might need them
