Oil leak?!?

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Oil leak?!?

12-23-2011, 10:35 PM

Okay so tonight I was looking around the engine bay making sure everything was good and I saw what appeared to be oil accumulating in front of the first fuel injector on the drivers side (between the intake manifold and the valve cover gasket. Is this common of the 3.8s?
The powerdyne was also making some strange noises however i checked to see if the bearings were bad and checked the impeller shaft. Bearings are quiet and impeller doesnt appear to be hitting the housing.
I also have a fuel leak and will probably be replacing the fuel rail so if anyone has a used one in good shape let me know.

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12-27-2011, 03:06 AM

Re: Oil leak?!?

Appeared to be? Either it is, or it ain't. Check it out and report back.

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12-28-2011, 09:57 PM

Re: Oil leak?!?

Definatley oil between the valve caved and uim
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12-28-2011, 10:10 PM

Re: Oil leak?!?

I'd venture a complete stab in the dark guess that is the valve cover gasket. Clean it up and see how fast it accumulates again.

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12-28-2011, 10:31 PM

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Do yo guys that boosted replace alot of valve cover gaskets?
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