Leaking oil
08-17-2015, 03:46 AM
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Leaking oil The motor in my 98 TA is a LQ9 block with ported/polished 241 heads and MS3 cam. Just recently changed the oil and noticed some smoke coming from the rear/passenger side of the motor. I can clearly see some oil on the #8 plug boot and rear passenger side header pipe. From under the car I can see oil is dripping down and onto the starter and header collector. I pulled the plugs which look fouled and noticed oil on the spark plug threads on both sides of the motor. Going to pull the intake off next to try and see better behind the heads.
Best guesstimate for the source of the leaks? Guessing the valve seals based on the plugs and threads, but would that also cause oil to leak off the back passenger side of the motor?
Best guesstimate for the source of the leaks? Guessing the valve seals based on the plugs and threads, but would that also cause oil to leak off the back passenger side of the motor?
Leaking oil 