Oil Leaking From Heads
02-18-2009, 03:25 PM
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Oil Leaking From Heads
I have problem with my oil leaking through my driver side heads. dont know why or how to fix the problem. please help
02-18-2009, 03:31 PM
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are you sure its not just leaking from the valve cover? like a bad valve cover gasket or something. i can't see, nor have i ever heard of, a head leaking oil.
02-18-2009, 03:35 PM
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....sounds like a valve cover to me!
02-18-2009, 03:37 PM
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It's either leaking out of the valve cover gasket or the corner of the intake and running down the seam of the head gasket area. The head has no oil pass through it other than the oil returns.
02-18-2009, 03:53 PM
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ya 2 of my foxes leaked from the drivers side valve cover in the back corner br the master cylinder
02-18-2009, 03:54 PM
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i guess thats what i meant, the valve cover. white smoke also comes fromm just that side. so should i just get a new gasket?
02-18-2009, 04:00 PM
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02-18-2009, 04:04 PM
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a new gasket would most likely fix your problem.
02-18-2009, 06:46 PM
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clean it down first then locate the leak to be sure before throwing parts at it
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