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oil problems !!!!! please help !!!!

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evileclipse420

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Jul 26, 2004
ocala, Florida
hey guys got a couple quick questions. my car is leaking oil bad . it is coming out from the driver side right where the timing belt cover is i think. its right over top of the oil cooler fitting. is this the front main or rear main or does anyone know anything to help? ok my second problem is i am getting oil in my spark plug well. like probably just 2 tablespoons a day, but it worries me. it looks like its coming from my cap, what does this mean ? is there enough pressure in the system to blowby an old cap gasket ?

any help would be greatly appreciated guys ! im sick of this car !

PJ evileclipse420
 
The rear main is at the other (ah, rear) end of the engine.

Replace your valve cover gasket, spark plug gaskets, half-moon gasket (all in the same kit) and your oil cap. Wash the engine and check for more leaks.
 
well for the first one, is it called the front main seal ? i have looked for the seals and havent found one . for the second, is it possible for it to be leaking around the cap because its just an old cap ? i mean like probably two or three tablepoons a day ? thanks again for any help man .
PJ
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Oil in just 1 spark plug well is probably just the spark plug gaskets. Do as Defiant said and pull the valve cover, change the spark plug gaskets, valve cover gasket, oil cap gasket (very very very prone to wearing out and causing a leak), clean it up with some degreaser and try it again. As for the other pull the timing belt cover and look and pinpoint the leak. Try to take a picture, that always helps
 
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