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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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I am sure that many of you have read my posts concerning my oil leak. If you don’t know here is the short of it. Oil was leaking in my driveway about the size of quarters. Took it to get it fixed and was told it was the valve cover gaskets. Got them replaced, but still had the leak. Then I was told it was the actual valve covers. I had them replaced. Car didn’t leak for like 2 days and them I started getting huge spots. Then I was told it was the upper timing cover. So they replaced that today and when the road tested it they said the valve covers weren’t leaking, the valve cover gaskets weren’t leaking and now the upper timing cover wasn’t leaking. However something about an O-ring was now leaking. So they said something about they speculate that there is too much pressure in the crankcase and it is coming out of the weakest point. They apparently did some kind of pressure test and said everything checked out. Does this even sound right and if so what else could it be?
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Old Dec 5, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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So, what's their next experiment in store to solve the leaking?
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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i was leaking the same amount of oil and they replaced the o-ring. Hasn't leaked since.
Will
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