where was your oil leak at?
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Car: 1984 chevy camaro
Engine: 355
Transmission: turbo 350 2800 stall
Axle/Gears: 3:73 detroit locker posi
where was your oil leak at?
im havin a hell of a time finding my oil leak... so to better assist me where have u guys had an oil leak at? ex. timing chain, oil pain etc?
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i've had them at the bottom the timing chain cover/oil pan, from the seal for the harmonic balancer on the timing chain cover, rear main seal, from the head gaskets, from valve cover gasket, front and back of the intake, distributor gasket, oil pressure sending unit...pretty much anything you can think of. i'm currently leak free and have been for 3 months or so, which is saying alot when you're like me and you're constantly pulling the motor for something. (that also means i've not pulled the motor for 3 months, yay!)
where is it dripping from? maybe we can pin-point it.
where is it dripping from? maybe we can pin-point it.
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Car: 1984 chevy camaro
Engine: 355
Transmission: turbo 350 2800 stall
Axle/Gears: 3:73 detroit locker posi
man leaking everywhere huh... im not sure its dripping by the tranny and the timing cover on bottom but im not sure if it leaking from the front and blowing to the back then drippin from there... i gunked it and ive only had two dripmarks from the timing cover... im not sure if it is that or not
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Car: Yes
Engine: Usually
Transmission: Sometimes
Axle/Gears: Behind me somewhere
Valve covers
The top bolt on the old motor mount pattern on the pass side of the front of the block (smog pump in these cars), next to the water pump; goes right into the crankcase
Intake "china walls" (end rails where it meets the block)
Oil pressure sending unit
The top bolt on the old motor mount pattern on the pass side of the front of the block (smog pump in these cars), next to the water pump; goes right into the crankcase
Intake "china walls" (end rails where it meets the block)
Oil pressure sending unit
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Car: '82 Z28
Engine: 350
Transmission: TH400 4,000 stall
Axle/Gears: Currie 9", 4.56 gears
Somewhere on the backside of the engine. I think it's where the intake and the head meet at that corner somewhere. Just put the intake back on and it's covered my starter in oil again grrr. It was oil free for some time after slapping a bunch of goop back there.
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
I think i'm leaking from oil pan to block seal at the front... Kinda where the timing cover goes as well....
you gunked it - so you cleaned it up eh? Sounds like timing chain cover... You replaced this seal recently?
you gunked it - so you cleaned it up eh? Sounds like timing chain cover... You replaced this seal recently?
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Car: 1984 chevy camaro
Engine: 355
Transmission: turbo 350 2800 stall
Axle/Gears: 3:73 detroit locker posi
i've had them at the bottom the timing chain cover/oil pan, from the seal for the harmonic balancer on the timing chain cover, rear main seal, from the head gaskets, from valve cover gasket, front and back of the intake, distributor gasket, oil pressure sending unit...pretty much anything you can think of. i'm currently leak free and have been for 3 months or so, which is saying alot when you're like me and you're constantly pulling the motor for something. (that also means i've not pulled the motor for 3 months, yay!)
where is it dripping from? maybe we can pin-point it.
where is it dripping from? maybe we can pin-point it.
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Car: 89 Firebird
Engine: 408
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 12 bolt/4.11
I have had the rear gasket on the intake leak. Passenger side valve cover gasket. Oil sending unit vibrated loose just enough to leak. I had one of the pcv valves with the crome cap and it leaked. I am now leak free for the moment.
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