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Old Dec 5, 2015, 08:00 PM
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Question Please help identify the oil leak!?

I replaced the valve cover gasket, there got to be something else. My oil pan needs to be resealed as well, I see small oil residue around it.

On the came gear cover side I can see sweats of oil, please help thank you!



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Take off your upper timing belt cover and see if anything is going on under there.
Looks like there might be
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^^^ Agree. And some of that looks like residue that has been there awhile. Once you have an oily spot on the engine it just keeps spreading whether new or not. Once the timing cover is off spray everything down with parts clean. Then watch for new oil to appear.
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Originally Posted by michaelrc51
Take off your upper timing belt cover and see if anything is going on under there.
Looks like there might be
Thanks for the tip I'll give that a try.

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^^^ Agree. And some of that looks like residue that has been there awhile. Once you have an oily spot on the engine it just keeps spreading whether new or not. Once the timing cover is off spray everything down with parts clean. Then watch for new oil to appear.
Great idea I'll spray it down, I also notice my oil pan needs to be resealed, could the oil travel from bottom to top?
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Originally Posted by fugiwara
Thanks for the tip I'll give that a try.



Great idea I'll spray it down, I also notice my oil pan needs to be resealed, could the oil travel from bottom to top?
That is a bit of a reach but I am not going to say no. At highway speed there is a lot of air moving through the engine compartment.
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As others have said, pull off that timing cover and see what's going on. Also, clean up all the residue and dirt...you'll have a real hard time see where its coming from if its all dirty.
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Originally Posted by Teal2nnr
As others have said, pull off that timing cover and see what's going on. Also, clean up all the residue and dirt...you'll have a real hard time see where its coming from if its all dirty.
Yup, thanks for the great advice, I'll report back once I clean off everything.
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