exhaust manifold stud oil leak

[DsM KiD4]

im leaking oil from the exh. manifold stud the furthest to the right on the bottom. what does this mean, and how do i fix?

 

[Spoolin98]

Are you sure its coming from the exhaust manifold? And not the valve cover?

 

[Cs4g63]

If its actually coming from the hole than you need to pull out the stud, clean the oil off of the stud and out of the hole, and than use some silicone when you reinstall it.

 

[DsM KiD4]

positive. i checked the whole valve cover, no leaks. i know its coming from the stud 100%. is that bad or do i just need to tighten it more?

 

[DsM KiD4]

oh ok ill try that. other than the stud being loose. is there any other reason for oil leaking from there?

 

[EagleTalonTim]

That can happen if the stud is not sealing correctly in the head. As Cs4g63 said, use some high temp sealant when you put the stud back in. Some of the exhaust bolts actually go into oil ports in the head.

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

You shouldn't be leaking from the bottom right one. The middle bottom is an oil galley stud and the top middle is in the cooling system but other than that the rest are dry. Maybe someone drilled it out before and hit a stop. Either way, clean it and loctite it in.

 

[DsM KiD4]

when i swapped exh mani's i had like 3 or 4 snapped studs in the head. i had a shop remove them maybe they messed it up.. anyway i just rtv'd that mutha, its fine for now. thanks