Leaking Driver Side Valve Cover 2017-2018 Ford F-150 3.5 Ecoboost

In this video I go over, what I have found to be, a pretty common occurrence on the 2017-2018 Ford F-150. This somewhat of a common occurrence is a crack in the driver side valve cover toward the front close to the intake manifold. It seems that this is a weak spot on the intake manifold. This crack does not seem to be occurring because of rough handling. As mentioned in the video, I had two separate F-150s with this issue that have never been worked on. In this video I also describe a "temporary fix" for this issue.

Warning! I make not guarantee that if you perform the "temporary fix" described in this video that it will not leak oil. If you choose to perform a similar repair do so at your own risk. Oil leaks can be a fire hazard.

The temporary fixed shown in the video is just that, a temporary fix. The intention is to replace the valve cover just as soon as it comes off of back order through Ford.

As noted, other sources may have this valve cover available.

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