Replaced my valve cover gasket today, that was not the oil leak that I anticipated. Took the car for a ride, still leaks. Took a mirror and ran in on the back on teh engine, and the seal on the manifold in the very back seems to be the oil leak. My question is: The leak seems to be coming from one location that is approx and inch wide. My thinking is, correct me if I am wrong but I wanted to clean the surface and seal that up with some gasket maker. I am looking for a quick fix, will this hold? The leak is approx _____ long. My second question, can a check engine light be triggered from an exhaust leak? Thanks for any input.

 

the only way to fix the intake leak, is to pull the manifold. then clean the manifold, heads and block of any dirt and oil. Replace the 2 manifold gaskets and use rvt to seal beweet the block and manifold.