Need your advise can oil leak between the head and block pics
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Need your advise can oil leak between the head and block pics
Can oil leak between the heads and the block or through the head gasket I am in the middle of changing my trans and after pulling the headers noticed some oil stains between the heads and block I do not know if it is the head gaskets or valve cover gaskets I recently change the head gaskets since I did a cam swap I went ahead and changed them the car runs great no smoking the oil seems clean and I do not notice any decrease in oil but have not been driving it much since the trans went out I have only been turning the car on an letting it idle for 30 minutes twice a week I will post pics shortly thanks any advice is appreciated
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I would clean the surface first and ensure it is actually leaking from there. It could be from before the gasket change. Oil from the cylinder heads would drip down from the valve spring area back into the block, so yes it is possible.
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BUT IS IT POSSIBLE FOR OIL TO LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKETS? IF YES HOW?
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my momma always told me leaks go down an back. from gravitee and that wind i reckon. she says find yer highest and mostest forward point and it will shows you were ur leak iz....
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If it were smoking a lot, the engine wouldn't fire, as the combustion would shootout from the head gasket area. It can seep slowly from there if the head is warped or the gasket was pinched. You have a valve cover gasket leak, buy new ones, apply a light coat of engine oil and torque them down to specs. You should be good to go.
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^^Agreed. That looks to be coming from higher up, and I would bet on the VC gaskets.
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