oil leak

[strange]

hey guys i recently clean up the engin bay as it need'd it badly and it seems i have a oil leak from (i think) the head. its leaking just obove and all over were the a20a3 is stamped, do i have a warped head ? need new head gasket ? or just need the head bolts tentiond ?

[russiankid]

Check your distributor and valve cover gasket.

[turabaka]

yep what he said. It's probably the o-ring around the dizzy shaft. I'm pretty sure that NAPA still carries the part for like 50 cents or something like that. Autozone sadly does not.

[cygnus x-1]

hey guys i recently clean up the engin bay as it need'd it badly and it seems i have a oil leak from (i think) the head. its leaking just obove and all over were the a20a3 is stamped, do i have a warped head ? need new head gasket ? or just need the head bolts tentiond ?


Classic symptom of a distributor leak. I chased this one around for a long time. Replace the o-ring and make sure the two bolts on top that clamp it down are tight. Could also be the valve cover gasket around the distributor, but check the distributor first.

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[strange]

could anyone post some pics, or a thred with some in it becouse im not too sure

[Dr_Snooz]

I'll bet you don't have a timing light, which you will need. It's probably a job for the shop in that case.

[Demon1024]

Naw, just mark where the dizzy is before you take it off. Accurately!

[strange]

fixed it guys, the whole thing was only just a bit tigher then fingertight. i guess thats what u get buying someone else's project

[Oldblueaccord]

Prolly need to recheck your timing at some point.


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