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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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today i noticed im leaking oil from some where but dont know where and also my car had been overheating at red lights but once i get speed temp drops down so i looked under car and noticed that it looks like if the oil is coming from between the head and block or i think, would oil come out thru their if i had a bad head gasket here are some pics
1st pic you can see where head meets block
2nd pic you can see the mess of oil
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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ok guys help me on this answer i could be wrong but not sure on it . if has oil leaking between the head n block u have something more then head gasket prob . and you sure that oil you see leakin down side engine isnt valve cover gasket ?
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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i dont know where it came from but it sure made a mess its even against firewall and it even reached the vac tree its all covered in oil , like if something when i accel hard made a liquid squirt out i already took of valve cover and re tightened them down. Could maybe a bad oil pan gasket do this or my brake booster probably had to much pressure and squirted out liquid, im confused
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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You won't lose oil from under a head gasket. There is no oil pressure in the head. It comes up the pushrods into the rockers and drains down the oil return holes in the heads. If it is over heating (prob due to low coolant) the first place I would look would be the intake. if the intake is loose you could loose oil out of the back and coolant at the back of the intake
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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isnt there an oil galley plug under the intake that can come out
Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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There's no oil passages on the outside of the head/block interface. Pressurized oil comes up through the push rods, then drains back through the lifter galley.

Any oil leak on the front of the engine will travel along the head gasket seam, and then drip down the side and rear of the block.

The most common site of a leak would be the valve covers. I'd start there. Also take a look at the front of the intake manifold to block seal, and the distributer O-ring.

There is a plug in the block under the intake manifold, it's in the rear. If that comes out or leaks, it will leak into the lifter galley. You won't see it, but you'll have a loss of pressure.
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If you are heating up at red lights, but not while driving down the highway.... your radiator fan is ****ed
Old Apr 1, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
If you are heating up at red lights, but not while driving down the highway.... your radiator fan is ****ed
x2 you prob need a new fan clutch


and it could be leaky valve cover gaskets or bad lower intake gasket
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