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July 27th, 2006, 10:12 AM
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Did I Blow A Head Gasket?
I have a huge oil leak that is coming from above the exhaust manifold on the drivers side. the valve cover gasket is dry. Its leaking from above the header and dripping down onto it. I did spray the car the night before. The car drives normal, starts fine, and runs like it always did, but is losing oil bad from that spot. Any ideas?
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July 27th, 2006, 12:08 PM
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Cracked head?
Hope not
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July 27th, 2006, 12:57 PM
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July 27th, 2006, 04:58 PM
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Maybe the valve cover gasket is leaking . I don't know those cars , but could it be something like pcv valve hose has a hole and is blowing on it.
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July 27th, 2006, 06:52 PM
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Do a compression check and a cooling system check. You will know real quick what is wrong.
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July 28th, 2006, 11:29 PM
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Found the problem. Turns out that the mechanical oil press. guage I have got a hole in the cheap nylon tubing that they give you. It was squirting out of that line and landing on the header giving the illusion that it was leaking from around that area. Thank god it was something stupid.
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July 28th, 2006, 11:41 PM
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Close call on that one.
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