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anyone ever had this oil leak

Old Oct 10, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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anyone ever had this oil leak

Its coming from what I can only figue is the valve cover bolts themselves. Its on top of the covers and on both sides?
Old Oct 10, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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Re: anyone ever had this oil leak

yea i had some oil coming out of them before...didnt really do anything about it though, cause it was only a lil bit when I would take the bolt out...
Old Oct 10, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Re: anyone ever had this oil leak

never had that leak but if i did i would try to fix it with some little rubber o-ring/washers. worth a shot to me.
Old Oct 10, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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Re: anyone ever had this oil leak

Yup, my local hardware store (Denault True Value) has flat washers with rubber washers glued to the bottom of them...they work great. I tried just rubber washers, but as you tighten them down, they spread out too much sometimes.
Old Oct 11, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Re: anyone ever had this oil leak

Thats what i was thinking about. Like the a/c washer with gaskets impregnated into them. Thanks...Glad I wasnt the only one.
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