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jayp6969
10-17-2003, 06:18 PM
I got a oil leak that is falling onto my exhaust pipe just infront of the oil pan....i just changed the oil pan gasket hoping that would fix it, but no luck.....i re did the valve cover gasket aswell so im hoping its no the head gasket, but where else could it be coming from?
Mac
10-17-2003, 06:27 PM
It could be coming from the breather tube, or the oil filter o-ring.
jayp6969
10-17-2003, 06:32 PM
breather tube is in the back....and i just put on a new oil filter aswell
Mac
10-17-2003, 06:36 PM
Is there oil on the front of the block? If so it could be coming from the distributor o-ring.
jayp6969
10-17-2003, 06:46 PM
i just did the distributer cap gasket....i dunno if that would be it...
Mac
10-17-2003, 06:51 PM
Not the cap gasket. There is a smaller o-ring on the end of the distributor that goes into the valve cover and connects to the camshaft. Look to see if you can see oil below the dist. and by the timing mark inspection hole.
jayp6969
10-17-2003, 06:56 PM
ok ill give that a look....
elRuss
10-22-2003, 07:27 PM
I changed out my valve cover gasket, cam seal and distributor o-ring, but I'm still dripping onto the exhaust pipe and from underneath the timing cover. Gonna take a look at the breather tube and filter housing, but I've got a bad feeling about the other one.

Did you fix yours?
RustyHo88
10-23-2003, 06:20 PM
did you try the oil filter gasket? you said you put on an oil filter, but the engine has a gasket on it between the engine and where the oil filter connects.