My starter is covered in oil (making it hard to start sometimes) and oil is dripping off the pass side of my oil pan. I checked the valve cover gaskets and oil sending unit and they look fine. The intake manifold is dry too. Does anyone have any ideas.

Thanks
Abraham

 

Did you take off your smog pump?

 

yea it's off bought the car that way

 

Have you got a bolt in the hole in the front of the block where the smog pump used to mount?

 

sorry im still learning here. if the bolts are to the right of the fuel pump next to the balancer then no there are no bolts in either of the two holes

 

Put a bolt with thread sealer into the lower hole. Make sure it's short so it doesn't interfere with the fuel pump drive.

 

thanks i will do that now.

 

leak is still there any ideas?

 

oil dipstick isn't sealed maybe? couldn't hurt to check. I dunno.

 

take a pic of were you put the bolts in the front

 

The bolt should be in the upper hole. The lower goes to open air.

RBob.

 

i will take a pic tomorrow and post it up. i put bolts in both holes