Are My Valve Covers Bad? I noticed I have Oil on My Headers and Plugs?
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Car: 1986 Camaro IROC Z
Engine: LB9 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Are My Valve Covers Bad? I noticed I have Oil on My Headers and Plugs?
I noticed a little bit of oil (rain drop size) on my driver side header, right where the header meets the cylinder head. I also noticed a tiny bit down the sides of the cylinder head and on plugs 5 and 7. This only seems to a appear after a long drive and only started a month ago. Passenger side seems completely clean.
I'm assuming the valve cover gasket is bad? If so what is the correct Fel Pro gasket? I see a bunch on O'Reillys.
I'm assuming the valve cover gasket is bad? If so what is the correct Fel Pro gasket? I see a bunch on O'Reillys.
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Car: '02 T/A WS6, '91 T/A, '91 Camaro RS
Engine: LS1, LB9, L03
Transmission: T56, 700R4, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 4.10 10 bolt, 2.73 10 bolts
Re: Are My Valve Covers Bad? I noticed I have Oil on My Headers and Plugs?
Clean up the oil that's on there with de-greaser, then look again after driving it. Should be a lot easier to see where it's coming from without all the caked-up oil on everything.
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Car: 1986 Camaro IROC Z
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Re: Are My Valve Covers Bad? I noticed I have Oil on My Headers and Plugs?
I cleaned up everything yesterday. I took it for a drive yesterday and again today. No oil so far. I also changed oil today and drove again. No oil.
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