HELP! Bad oil leak!
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HELP! Bad oil leak!
My brother's 92 rs v-6 is leaking bad. It is coming from up around the distributor. I have the distributor off right now looking at it, but all I can see is that is coming from around there. Please help. Any ideas
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I took off the distributor and there isn't even a gasket there. Should there be one. If there should, where did it go? I guess I gotta call chevy to get one. Autozone said that they don't carry it if there is one.
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Car: yep
Engine: uhuh
Transmission: sure does
There should be a rubber O-ring on the dist.
These ALWAYS leak on 2.8/3.1s. Very common.
If you touch it its probably hard as a rock.
Should be able to get one at the dealer or most auto part stores.
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[This message has been edited by Engineboy (edited October 11, 2000).]
These ALWAYS leak on 2.8/3.1s. Very common.
If you touch it its probably hard as a rock.
Should be able to get one at the dealer or most auto part stores.
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[This message has been edited by Engineboy (edited October 11, 2000).]
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot, but I know that there is no gasket on the distributor right now and there wasn't when I took it off. I guess if there is supposed to be one, that would cause an oil leak.
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Car: yep
Engine: uhuh
Transmission: sure does
Should be a grove below the base of the dist. for the O-ring.
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id just like to know what moron parts counterman said "we cant get it if there is one"
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Ok..I got a new o-ring and a gasket for the base of the distributor. Now i gotta figure out where the number one cylinder on a v-6 is. Any one know?
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Did you check the oil pressure sendin unit? I replaced mine after an oil leak from around the distributor.
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Car: yep
Engine: uhuh
Transmission: sure does
#1 is the cylinder that is the most foward.
I belive on the 2.8s it is the front passenger side. (I don't have one in front of me )
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I belive on the 2.8s it is the front passenger side. (I don't have one in front of me )
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