Decent Oil leak

[olds307 and 403]

Dimpling might help. It is the amount of RTV needed. I have actually had to go back and touch where I didn't put enough. You want the beads tall, not wide. The BBO will even be worse, an even wider intake.

 

[Bri guy]

Well, I think the dye is leaking out

 

[pontiacgp]

The inportant thing is where it is coming from, not where it lands...😉

 

[TURNA]

Well, I think the dye is leaking out

That looks like the ceiling over my bed

 

[Bri guy]

Well...looks like the valve cover on the driver side has a slight leak around the bolts. But the passenger side looks bad. I haven't jacked the car up to get underneath it 100%. But there's faint green trails that go down the pass side. And pass side header and bottom of oil pan has green. Hopefully that's all from the valve cover

 

[Bri guy]

After getting underneath it, looks like it's coming from the passenger side valve cover by the firewall. I guess I have to do that again. I used rubber gasket, should I have used cork? This time I will by the cover hold downs too

 

[pagrunt]

Use the long type.

 

[Bri guy]

Called advanced auto to see if they had enough of the ones I need on the shelf. 1st thing he asks "what's the year make and model?"..........i hung up. Guess I will have to stop at 2 different part stores to have enough for all the bolts

 

[TURNA]

Did you use any permatex?

 

[Bri guy]

No. I applied small amount of rtv silicone to hold the gasket to the cover so it wouldn't fall when I put it on