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Old 07-06-2010, 01:43 AM   #2
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Default Oil Leaks

The main leakers on the car are the valve cover gaskets, the oil plugs which are the huge allen head caps down the center of the spark plugs, and the main front crank seal. All of us have experienced oil pools in the Spark Plug chambers. Don't know how you got so much oil all over the engine though. The oil on the top of the motor would be from the oil plug caps and the valve covers. Easy to repair, but you have to remove the Y assembly. I resealed my oil plugs with Hi Temp RED RTV. Only hand tighten real snug the valve covers down onto the new Valve cover gaskets. Not to tight. Also becareful of not stripping the oil plug caps the metal plate that runs down the length of the motor catches on the threads. Be careful when you seal these back up. The plugs take a 14MM allen socket like I have pictured for you. You will most likely find them very loose. Do not overtighten these when you put them back in.
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