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Steel bolts in an aluminum head = galvanic corrosion, no matter where you live. You can replace them but it will just keep corroding. Its best to find stainless steel replacements if you can.
Bolts & Grommets are all one piece on the 5.0 which is why they are expensive.
The cheapest I could find is from either TascaParts.com (5.42 ea) or LevittownFordParts.com (5.37 ea).
Most place wanted $10+ each!!! FYI, there is 14 per Valve Cover (28 total).
Finally got those rusted Valve Cover Bolt's all replaced, but at a cost of appx $160 for 28 new Bolt's
I think FORD should reimburse me, cheap *ss crap! This is a low mileage, rust free, southern Truck. Only good news is that I was able to get them all out without breaking any off. Only the bottom 6 on each side were the worst & while a 10 mm socket is supposed to fit them, it required a 9 mm & even an 8 mm at times, tapped on w/a hammer to get them off
dotskip - I know this is old I have a 2015 F150 5.0 46,000 miles, never used in winter and always garaged, why do these bolts all rot out ????
Don't know what the 2015's wheel wells look like (this is the 2009 - 2014 Ford F150 forum), but if they're as open as the gen'12's (2009-2014)... because of their location, their proximity to the exhaust manifold (heat), road-water (rain, humity, etc.), and engine-bay condensation (e.g. A/C), etc., etc,... they'll corrode.
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