HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

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12-10-2007, 10:54 AM

91camaroeater

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HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

HELLO EVERYBODY. NEW TO THE FORUM, FIRST FOX BODY EVER. QUESTION. IVE GOT OIL ON TOP OF MY TIMING COVER AND DONT KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, ANYBODY GOT A CLUE? THANKS

12-10-2007, 10:58 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

the first thing you need to do is turn off the caps lock.

there are only two places that oil can leak from, for it to land on the timing cover.

thats the distributor O-ring, and front valley seal.

12-10-2007, 11:01 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

sorry, thanks. i was thinking the dist 0-ring but wasnt really sure, how do i check to see which one?

12-10-2007, 11:03 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

another question, at wot i bog down,but when i let off just a bit it picks back up, anybody now what is going on?

12-10-2007, 11:25 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

Bad muffler bearing

12-10-2007, 11:30 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

now that is a good one. always a funny one in the bunch. any suggestions?

12-10-2007, 11:38 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

u got a blower right? u upgrade ur fuel pump or fuel pressure regualtor? have a boost-a-pump?

12-10-2007, 11:52 AM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

yeah, it has a 255lph bbk fuel pump, dont have a regultor on it yet,about to do that now. i do smell gas after getting on it pretty hard, i just started smelling that.

12-10-2007, 12:07 PM

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RE: HELP!!OIL ON TOP OF TIMING COVER

Now not trying to be a d*ck anymore, my old fox had a bad tps sensor and at wot it ran crappy but at 95% throttle it was fine, just richened up toooo much a wot, put that regulator on too. And welcome to the forum.