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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Where is this oil coming from ? PICS

1991 305 TPI, rebuilt about two years ago. Probably only about 4000 miles or less. I can clean this area up and after a twenty minute drive it reappears on the intake manifold. It is not seen on the passenger side. Any ideas where it is coming from??

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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 10:49 PM
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It's coming around the threads of the intake base mount bolts. Pull them out one at a time, clean up the threads, coat with Teflon paste, retorque, move to the next one.
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 07:22 AM
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Re: Where is this oil coming from ? PICS

Just to be sure, it is the bolts that mount manifold to the heads/block. So I could remove the intake runner on that side for access, then clean, coat, and retorque like you said. Also, how much torque do those bolts get?

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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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It's the bolts that mount the intake base to the heads.

25 lb-ft, I believe. Might be 35. Check the shop manual.
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