Good info. Thanks. I do have a question, did you use the DOD/AFM delete plugs with this cover? I want to use both the plugs and the cover with o-rings and I am not sure if the cover allows for that. I don't see any reliefs in the TSP cover. I was thinking worst case scenario drill in a relief for the plugs. Thoughts?
I didn't use the plugs that came with the kit. As the tsp valley pan doesn't have passages to the holes for the oil so there wasn't a concern for me to use the plugs. I also wasn't concerned with oil coming up the passages. I did use the o-rings as it just made sense for me to do for proper spacing.
My fear with not using the plugs is an o-ring failure. I'd rather not use the o-rings at all or use both as a back up. It appears that I will have to modify the cover and create a relief for the plugs since my engine is in the truck otherwise I'd probably tap the the towers and put in a set screw leaving them flush. @@RebuildEmpire1
@user-tp6kf9wg4t there's not any pressure in there for an oring to fail. So unless when you put it on an oring slips out to the side (the oring didn't seat in its crevasse) would be the only way it comes out, and overall even if it does... its not going to affect anything really.
Just did a dod delete on my 5.3 and used stock valley cover took solenoid off and have a plug kit for the oil passages on block. Could this cause low oil pressure
I don't have experience using the stock cover. What I do know is that at every passage way there are o-rings, and oil pump gasket/o-ring if any of those are missing or not seated right that'd be cause, or at least where I would start looking. I didn't want the maybe issues using the stock valley pan, so i forked out to TSP
First I’m gonna put a new sending unit in and sensor because if the truck didn’t have oil pressure it would be making all kinds of chattering noises never messed with any o-rings but the stock valley cover gasket has places for the passages to solenoid and the plug kit seats into it.
@jacobcoy1796 I tossed my stock stuff long ago to look at it. I'm theory if you followed what others have done using thr stock one you should be fine. As I said I didn't want the questions of this issue or supplying the ports with oil and it dead heading to them. With the tsp valley cover it doesn't have ports to go to them so no worries in that aspect, it's never going to get oil there and I didn't worry about plugs or anything as no oil was going to them. Best of luck to your endeavors tho. It is an involved job to do and many ways to go about doing it.
Looking at it, when installed the two openings on the left side are for oil pressure sensor, you plug one of those, and it comes with it. The one on the right is for positive crank case ventilation system. Which they don't offer a plug for, and I used my stock intake so it worked just fine for me as I used my stock pcv system tubes
For those wondering, you do not have to install the baffle if you choose not too.
I personally liked the idea of having the baffle there. Sure it could go with out, but why not? Who's going to buy used parts of that nature 🤣
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Nope not "the man" just "a" man informing not everyday mechanics wtf is going on with bs 🤣🤣
Thanks for the information helped me out
There's not too much info out there, glad it helped you!!
Thank you sir! I wouldn’t have even thought about that
Also, do you know what DTC I need to disable in the tune because I removed the solenoids?
I don't. I went though mail order tuner. I'm tuning dumb and the outcome from him was amazing from my ass dyno
Where do you buy this baffle? Im looking on TS website and I dont see it
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Good info. Thanks. I do have a question, did you use the DOD/AFM delete plugs with this cover? I want to use both the plugs and the cover with o-rings and I am not sure if the cover allows for that. I don't see any reliefs in the TSP cover. I was thinking worst case scenario drill in a relief for the plugs. Thoughts?
I didn't use the plugs that came with the kit. As the tsp valley pan doesn't have passages to the holes for the oil so there wasn't a concern for me to use the plugs. I also wasn't concerned with oil coming up the passages. I did use the o-rings as it just made sense for me to do for proper spacing.
My fear with not using the plugs is an o-ring failure. I'd rather not use the o-rings at all or use both as a back up. It appears that I will have to modify the cover and create a relief for the plugs since my engine is in the truck otherwise I'd probably tap the the towers and put in a set screw leaving them flush. @@RebuildEmpire1
@user-tp6kf9wg4t there's not any pressure in there for an oring to fail. So unless when you put it on an oring slips out to the side (the oring didn't seat in its crevasse) would be the only way it comes out, and overall even if it does... its not going to affect anything really.
Isnt your pcv system ran off the valve cover?
Not on this engine, you could if you wanted to, though I don't understand why you'd want to.
Just did a dod delete on my 5.3 and used stock valley cover took solenoid off and have a plug kit for the oil passages on block. Could this cause low oil pressure
I don't have experience using the stock cover. What I do know is that at every passage way there are o-rings, and oil pump gasket/o-ring if any of those are missing or not seated right that'd be cause, or at least where I would start looking.
I didn't want the maybe issues using the stock valley pan, so i forked out to TSP
First I’m gonna put a new sending unit in and sensor because if the truck didn’t have oil pressure it would be making all kinds of chattering noises never messed with any o-rings but the stock valley cover gasket has places for the passages to solenoid and the plug kit seats into it.
@jacobcoy1796 I tossed my stock stuff long ago to look at it. I'm theory if you followed what others have done using thr stock one you should be fine.
As I said I didn't want the questions of this issue or supplying the ports with oil and it dead heading to them. With the tsp valley cover it doesn't have ports to go to them so no worries in that aspect, it's never going to get oil there and I didn't worry about plugs or anything as no oil was going to them.
Best of luck to your endeavors tho. It is an involved job to do and many ways to go about doing it.
Did you have to plug the 2 remaining plugs on the front
Looking at it, when installed the two openings on the left side are for oil pressure sensor, you plug one of those, and it comes with it.
The one on the right is for positive crank case ventilation system. Which they don't offer a plug for, and I used my stock intake so it worked just fine for me as I used my stock pcv system tubes
Can I remove the valley cover without removing the injectors ? Buying my parts but wondering if I should buy Injector seal kits, thanks .
I don't recall if you can or can't. However you'll want to replace those seals anyway when there, might as well cheap insurance.
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