Bagitupbaby

on my 2003 mustang, my valve covers are always wet, is this a problem? and the car is still under warranty should i make ford check it out?

texas_stang02

if it's under warranty, take it to Ford and have them fix it. no sense in paying to fix something when you can have someone else fix it for free, right?

99BlackPonyGT

warranty work isnt free.....it cost my dad $113 for warranty work when his COP went bad in his f150...

jmac72187

I payed a lot more than that on my GT without a warranty. It may not be free, but it is a hell of a lot cheaper.

99BlackPonyGT

i was just saying to not blindly take it to ford until he has an idea whats wrong with it, it could be nothing or it could be bad, i dont really know....i just know that warranty work is not free and didnt want him to go there thinking it was...now my moms mazda had something go wrong, i cant rememebr what it was but she took it in for the check engine light and the warranty work was free but she had to pay 3 dollars for parts...so maybe it depends on the dealership

99BlackPonyGT

and i dont know if this would be right or not, but could it be from the ac/heat? in the summer if i ever use the a/c my car is always wet under the hood

also, is it water? my valve covers leaked oil... if thats the case i would take it in for warranty and have them replace the gasket, it isnt hard to do, but why not let them do it for you

Bagitupbaby

i think its water, its not oil, it has no smell, is this something i should be worried about? and for the dealer to fix it, it would be a 100 deductible and everything else is free,

99BlackPonyGT

is it on the passenger side?

02ToRcHgTSLP

I've notice the same thing on mine but nothing bad has happened for 6 months now. I think it might just be excess oil coming from the valve's through the the little return we have that goes to the air intake. I dont think its a big deal but I could be wrong. Do you put in 6.5 quarts of oil like i do? i'm gunna try only 6 next time cuz it might be too filled.

Just my 2 cents , im not a mechanic, and I dont know what I'm talkin about so plz dont rip me one lol just a thought.....

texas_stang02

i guess it may depend on the dealership, cause when i had a few things fixed under warranty i didn't have to pay anything.