Need Help ASAP,

[Infamous Z]

im getting F**king tired of my car it has a small oil leak the passengers side valve cover seem to have oil all over and i know its somewhere on the passengers sidei already replace PCV valve, valve cover, valvecover gasket, oil pressure sensor the oil leak is not so bad but it falls on the exhaust and i have a 16 month old baby and my wife is pregnant so i can't use it with them and im getting tired wat can it be im gonna try one more time to fix it if i can't find the problem im gonna have to sell my baby"CAR":(

[Green96Z]

You said the passenger side is leaking, but the parts you are replacing are all over the place. The PCV valve is on the driver side, oil pressure sensor is on the back, etc. Where exactly do you have oil leaks? A leak on the back of the engine and near the starter is usually the intake (very common), the front can be any of the seals (though the water pump seal is common), or the oil pan gasket.

[Infamous Z]

THE PCV VALVE IN MY CAR IS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE I ALREADY REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET 2 TIMES THE WATER PUMP SEAL 1 TIME I STARTED CLEANING IT YESTERDAY WITH SOME BRAKE CLEANER TO SEE WHERE THAT LEAK IS

[Green96Z]

THE PCV VALVE IN MY CAR IS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE

A little car info in the signature would help, but on an LT1 F-body the PCV valve is on the driver side:

http://shbox.com/1/pcv.jpg

Are you sure you didn't tear the WP seal when you installed it? It's a very common and easy thing to do (I tore my first one). You remembered to add RTV to the front and rear of the block for the intake right? Just making sure, because I'm a little curious why you did it twice.

[Infamous Z]

I don't think its the wp seal i repalced it and they told me that was not the problem to start with then like 4 months ago they replaced the intake gasket and then last week they when they replaced the sensor the had to take the intake off again

[Green96Z]

I don't think its the wp seal i repalced it and they told me that was not the problem to start with then like 4 months ago they replaced the intake gasket and then last week they when they replaced the sensor the had to take the intake off again

Ok, gotcha. So are you having a shop do these repairs then? Do they know about putting RTV on the front and back parts of the block for the intake? Is your valve cover still leaking?

[AChotrod]

oh my god dont sell your 16 month old baby!!!

Make sure you are useing lots of RTV at the back of the intake!!

[Infamous Z]

oh my god dont sell your 16 month old baby!!!

Make sure you are useing lots of RTV at the back of the intake!!


:laugh:lol good one

Yeah they put RTV both times alot of it the valve cover seems to be dry maybe its the rear main seal i think

[will]

I confused my intake leak with a mainseal leak too. It's hard to tell the difference without looking at the rear of the motor sans trans.

[captainofiron]

the thing on the passenger side valve cover is just a vent to the TB to let crank case fumes go into the top part of the TB

if you overtighten the valve cover it could "pinch" the gasket and push it in or out and cause a leak there

also you might want to check your oil pan gasket, mine was leaking from the front lip.

I had to power-wash my engine to find my leaks

[SoulReaver]

At this point I think you need to take it to a certified engine mechanic and have it professionally diagnosed and fixed. If your sinking this much time and money into it and not producing a result, then save yourself the trouble and take it in.

[Tyler Wheat]

I'd also check that passenger side valve cover itself and make sure it isn't bent around where the gasket should be. I don't know how, but I bent one a while back when adjusting my rockers and got a big oil leak from a little bend in the valve cover. (This is if it is coming from the passenger side valve cover)

You should be able to get some brake cleaner and make everything all pretty then start the car and the oil should leak when the car is at operating temp. Diagnosing the location of the oil leak should be the first step of the process.

[Infamous Z]

well i clean the engine bay and used it for one week for work by friday it had no oil at all i had to put some and only the passengers side bay is full of oil and the valve cover 2 the drivers side is clean i put oil that we use for the 18 wheelrsa nd it only leaks lil bit now lol im thinking it might be the rear main seal but im gonna put a cam next year so im gonna let it run like that wats the worst that can happen

[enjoi355]

damn!!! your still having problems??? anyways, what wp seal are ou guys talking about??

[Infamous Z]

yeah i still have problems with the car but last time i moved it was like month ago when i took it to work im still trying to figure out wat cam im gonna put in january im gonna get some gears and a alum ds see how that goes