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Well it happened. The other day I was driving up to the junkyard, and when I got back there was a huge cloud of smoke coming from the engine compartment. Open the hood, and there's a huge plume of oil smoke coming up from the headers. Check the oil and it's a quart low.
So I tighten down the valve covers (which didn't look like they were leaking anyway), and take another drive. Get back, another cloud. Pull into the driveway, and there's this huge oil puddle on the driveway.
Using about 1 quart every 50 miles. Any ideas?
-Poof the magic blue truck-
So I tighten down the valve covers (which didn't look like they were leaking anyway), and take another drive. Get back, another cloud. Pull into the driveway, and there's this huge oil puddle on the driveway.
Using about 1 quart every 50 miles. Any ideas?
-Poof the magic blue truck-
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Dipstick is fine, it's mostly on the passenger side. I think it may just be the rear main seal. If I have to take off that stupid heavy intake manifold, I think I'll get the Edelbrock Performer RPM manifold and be done with it.
Maybe this is a sign that I need to get that 390 going?
Maybe this is a sign that I need to get that 390 going?
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your rear main and your intake should not be related. If it's getting on the headers. it's the valve covers or the rear intake manifold seal.
try to find the trail of oil. If it were leaking at the back of the intake manifold, you should have vacuum leak symptoms as well.
try to find the trail of oil. If it were leaking at the back of the intake manifold, you should have vacuum leak symptoms as well.
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i can't see the intake leaking, sepecially if its the factory unit, the weight alone keeps it sealed !
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Originally Posted by gtex
If it were leaking at the back of the intake manifold, you should have vacuum leak symptoms as well.
Just curious... doesn't make sense, except the PCV will get more air, and that would also happen with a leaking valve cover, front intake seal, etc...
Sounds like the valve cover or rear intake seal - is it getting on the headers near the exhaust ports in the head, or where the tubes go down past the bellhousing?
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