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fugiwara Dec 5, 2015 08:00 PM

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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michaelrc51 Dec 6, 2015 09:52 AM

Take off your upper timing belt cover and see if anything is going on under there.
Looks like there might be

barneyb Dec 6, 2015 10:03 AM

^^^ 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.

fugiwara Dec 6, 2015 10:36 PM


Originally Posted by michaelrc51 (Post 11546182)
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.


Originally Posted by barneyb (Post 11546186)
^^^ 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?

barneyb Dec 6, 2015 10:39 PM


Originally Posted by fugiwara (Post 11546473)
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.

Teal2nnr Dec 11, 2015 12:39 AM

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.

fugiwara Dec 13, 2015 12:19 AM


Originally Posted by Teal2nnr (Post 11548469)
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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