oil leak on my 5.0
#1
oil leak on my 5.0
when i bought my car i knew it had an oil leak but the guy i bought it from said he didnt know where.its a slow leak but when the engine heats up it starts to burn the oil off.i took a look and it seems like the smoke comes down low from the back of the engine near the transmission so im thinkin rear main seal what else could it be?
#3
RE: oil leak on my 5.0
crap......,i think i might buy my self an engine stand and build a 351w instead of workin my 5.0,i wanted to keep fuel injection if i used the 5.0 but i dont care if i swap motors
#4
RE: oil leak on my 5.0
Why go through spending the money to go carb when all you have is a oil leak. The part of the engine on a fullie that differs from a carb is the intake. It could be something as simple as the valve covers leaking onto the headers.
#9
RE: oil leak on my 5.0
i put my hand onto the back of the motor from the driver side of the car to about the middle of the engine, and it had a thick coating of sludge and oil on the head and i believe the intake.this summer i think ill just go through with my original build plan since i want to change the intake and heads anyway and i can just replace head, valve cover and intake gaskets all at once. i got a question though,whats a better sealent?:a good gasket set or silicone?