I am doing a valve cover gasket job on my 2000 Disco II, should I do anything else while im down there? Also replacing coil pack + wires.

What should I use to clean in and around the valve covers? There is a bit of sludge oil in there. I do regular oil changes.

Thanks!

 

I just started the same process. Was getting a slew of misfires then pulled the VCs and found a serious sludge situation on LH valve cover. When I cleaned my valve covers I just wiped what I could off and shot the rest with carb cleaner. While you're at it, check your PCV valve and hit it with carb cleaner.

 

get yourself a pick and poke it in all those little holes, also, spray in those holes and make sure the passages are cleaned out too.

I did this and got rid of my tick.

 

Wow! What oil do you use? I would get an oven degreaser and power wash that puppy!

 

Last oil change was maybe 500 miles ago? I noticed the tick right before I hit Rauch Creek a couple weeks back. I had planned to flush my coolant so I thought why not oil change? Used 15w/40 and replaced with K&N 3001 filter.

I went through a few bottles of carb cleaner getting that gunk off lol