Valve cover gaskets replacement

2000 MERCURY MARQUIS
148,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MGOBLUE78
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Hi! I have been doing a lot of work to my car listed above. Thanks to the mechanics and this website, I’ve gotten a lot of help with my repairs. I’ve watched a lot of how to videos on replacing the valve cover gaskets but I can’t find a video of my year. The newer years have more room to replace the gaskets. This job is pretty straight forward but I have two issues: The left side appears I need to remove the brake booster to get the cover off and right side I can’t get to bottom rear bolt on cover (heater core housing in the way). Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
Jul 24, 2020 at 3:27 PM
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KASEKENNY
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I attached the process for both sides. More then likely you can use a swivel socket to get to that bolt. Here is the process on how to remove them.

If you take a picture of what you are dealing with on that bolt I can get you some more ideas on to get to it.

Let me know. Thanks
Jul 24, 2020 at 5:29 PM