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It isnt the o-ring dist gear, and its not dripping, but if I drive the car hard, it has an oil burning smell. id guess the LIM but haven't seen any oil. any other common spots for leaks?

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It isnt the o-ring dist gear, and its not dripping, but if I drive the car hard, it has an oil burning smell. id guess the LIM but haven't seen any oil. any other common spots for leaks?

 

Valve covers.

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yeah, alot of times its not the gaskets but the torx bolts with bad rubber seals on them. The lower ones especially. Oil runs right out of those seals are bad. Also the "v" on the covers needs RTV to properly seal them too.

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I will have 2 check the rear one, I replaced the front cover gasket a couple months ago. Thanks

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If your engine is anything like mine, oil leaks from everywhere.

 

Front cover, rear main, crank position sensor...you name it. The only places it isn't leaking is the intake manifold, oil pump drive and valve covers.

Posted

Ive been running synthetic since 70k, almost at 90k now, had very few leaks, it is the rear valve cover.

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Ive been running synthetic since 70k, almost at 90k now, had very few leaks, it is the rear valve cover.

 

So it was the valve cover?

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all the gaskets are wet, but im pretty sure that the rear valve cover is having the issue at the moment.

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