ive been pricing out valve cover gaskets for my 2000 cherokee sport 4.0, and ive seen prices from $77 at my local parts store to $26 online. ive also seen the felpro rubber covered steel gasket for about $40 online. also if there are any tricks to this repair, they would be much appreciated. it looks straightforward. this is my first time for this job.
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valve cover gasket cost?
- Thread starter kshbaja
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riverfever
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- Woodland Park, Colorado
I just got one from NAPA a few weeks ago and it's the nice rubber covered one. IIRC it was somewhere in that 40 range.
anony91xj
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- North Jersey
I got an AutoZone (Fel-Pro) cork valvecover gasket, it was pretty cheap. I forget the price because I picked up a one-piece rubber oil pan gasket and rear main seal at the same time, but I don't think it was nearly $26.
bajacalal
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- San Diego (North County), California
You have to get the composite rubber-steel gasket if you have a 96 or newer model. The newer (stamped) valve cover doesn't have a nice flat surface for the flat cork to seat on and it squidges around, causing leaks. If your engine is older or you swap to an old (cast) valve cover use the cork one. At least the new style is reusable.
Grifter144
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- SE Michigan
just picked up a new valve cover casket from napa for my 2000 4.0 as well. the swap was a bit of a pain as i didnt wanna remove all shit that flows back and forth over the motor but i got it to work..easy job done with patience in a hour or two..
oh yea it cost me 47 bucks new at napa for the rubber covered steel one..or whatever it is...
Grifter
oh yea it cost me 47 bucks new at napa for the rubber covered steel one..or whatever it is...
Grifter
XgeekstarX
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- winter springs, florida
the cork valve cover gasket for my 92 was about 4 bucks after my discount
felpro too
felpro too
djwright4341
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- Kentucky
New one for my 2000 XJ Sport was around $40, I think. Didn't realize until after I had all the parts assembled to start tearing the engine apart, but the FSM said the valve cover gasket was reusable. I was tearing engine down to the block and have always had to get all new gaskets before so I got another one this time too. Unless you're having leaks around there (or like me, you've already bought the thing and didn't know you could reuse the old one), I wouldn't get another.
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