Hole in valve cover?

[ExpresS]

Looks perfectly drilled. I saw this while shaving my cover. Drain hole of some sort?

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[snowborder714]

Yes, it's a drain hole for the spark plug well.

 

[92AWDHX40]

What does it do my friend has his 2g with water or coolant coming out of it the other day, and he had some fluid between the exhaust manifold and the head bubbling, kinda like oil or a mixture. Any ideas.

 

[TiradoCC]

Yeap, no worries that's how they all are

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[steve]

Yeap, no worries that's how they all are

Not all but most of them.

 

[TiradoCC]

What does it do my friend has his 2g with water or coolant coming out of it the other day, and he had some fluid between the exhaust manifold and the head bubbling, kinda like oil or a mixture. Any ideas.

That's weird that any type of coolant would be coming out of there.
Check the spark plug area, if it's coming out of that drain then it must also be in the spark plug area.

Take some pictures, that would probably be best for further help.

 

[2slow4now]

I wonder if you could run a small tap in there and put a nipple in it and run that off to a catch can. No mess then. Or find a nipple that would be a tight fit you could lock tight in. I never noticed anything coming out of mine.

 

[snowborder714]

I think that would be pointless. If you have something coming from that hole, you should be able to see it pooling in the spark plug well. If you see that, then you know you have a problem and should fix it.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Yep we were working on his car, so that will be something hell have to look into, i help when i can.

 

[steve]

Unless the cover is cracked, the gasket on the oil cap failed, or your really sloppy during oil changes the only thing that the drain should be draining is water.

 

[92AWDHX40]

ok steve maybe it is water his car hasnt moved in over 2 years. we will have to look at it when its a bit warmer.

 

[steve]

It wouldn't be the first time somebody had a big puddle of oil in the spark plug well but that's not the reason for the drain. Water is the normal thing that would collect there, oil is an abnormal indication of something failed.

 

[2slow4now]

Sorry snowboarder714 I reread the entire post and get it now...no more posts after an all night 12 hr work shift. Maybe the cover is cracked on the inside leaking oil into that sparkplug well drain. sorry again.