Driling Valve Cover

04.5blowinsmoke · Jan 19, 2011

Thinking about drilling holes to put valve cover breathers in any thoughts???

yoshi470 · Jan 19, 2011

Just be careful where you drill because there are a lot of castings on the backside of the cover.

Warpig · Jan 19, 2011

I did it, don't be sceered:

cummins5.9 · Jan 19, 2011

did you just polish your valve cover or is that a aftermarket one??

zstroken · Jan 19, 2011

I drilled mine on the exhaust side.

Warpig · Jan 20, 2011

cummins5.9 said:
did you just polish your valve cover or is that a aftermarket one??

I polished an aftermarket one.

duallyspeed · Jan 20, 2011

Just make sure the breather is not a open element.

tractorguyacb · Feb 21, 2011

duallyspeed said:
Just make sure the breather is not a open element.

^^^ What he said^^^

open element = mess

GOT-Torque · Feb 21, 2011

If you leave the truck running, the oil will carry away all the metal filings. Less of a mess to clean up that way. LOL

tractorguyacb · Feb 22, 2011

GOT-Torque said:
If you leave the truck running, the oil will carry away all the metal filings. Less of a mess to clean up that way. LOL

:hehe: