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Old May 7, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Have a leak coming from somewhere, maybe crank seals?? Can anybody spot it with these pics?

This is from a 1994 Firebird Formula
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:18 PM
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Have a leak coming from somewhere, maybe crank seals?? Can anybody spot it with these pics?

This is from a 1994 Firebird Formula
Could be a number of things like timing cover seal, water pump drive seal, oil pan gasket seal, opti seal, or other. I would clean the whole area and start look where its leaking from.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 11:34 PM
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If it is one seal I would do all 3 that are in the cover.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 11:41 PM
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Id suggest spraying as much brake clean, wiping it down, drive it around, check again. Also a trick i've been using, sorta relavent, if you have a smart phone with a flash and camcorder, record video using the flash, and get it in there and move around slowly and you can replay it back to see if you see anything obvious that you can't see from under the car. Poor mans Snap-On optical camera
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Old May 8, 2013 | 02:36 AM
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thanks for everybodies input
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Old May 8, 2013 | 07:34 AM
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Ive got the same leal going on my z28 ill post if I figure out where Its coming from on mine
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Old May 8, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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I think it's a good idea to just replace all the seals and redo the manifold. More than likely they're all leaking anyway. Take special note in changing the water pump seal. There are write ups about this. Do a search.
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