Take your guess on this oil leak

[ben90tsi]

Well fellas, any guesses on where this sucker could be coming from? After i took the pics i cleaned it the best i could and tomorow im going to let it run and try to spot this leak. Im taking a stab at cam seals...just because its all over up top and spraying oil on the hood and the inside of the timing cover. But without further adue(sp?)...

 

[phatTSi]

Valve cover gasket?

 

[igopoopy]

its on the cams so the only thing that high is .... the Valve cover

 

[98eclipseRS]

once I saw the first pic I am almost certain that it is the valve cover gasket.

 

[nuggets]

im going for cam seals just cuz mine did the same exact thing you described. andddd it turned out to be my cam seals. crack open the valve cover and check em out. maybe all you need is just a lil more rtv around em dunno. but im shooting for cam seals

 

[kalla]

It would be a lot easier for the valve cover gasket to get messed up than a camshaft seal. However, best way to tell is to pull it off and have a look.

 

[blue92laser]

Replacing both the cam seals and valve cover will assure the leak is gone. Doing one will only make it a waste of time, having to go back in and pop that brand new vlave cover gasket apart again. Do both, be safe.

 

[awd4g63]

It could be coming from a lower part of the engine; the timing assembly could be slinging the oil all over the rest of that side of the engine. There is a good possibility of the valve cover gasket leaking, though.

 

[danny_l_2005]

my car would spray oil all over the hood when i had cracked my valve cover then i put some jb-weld on the crack and problem gone

 

[kchaazz]

hey. try spraying the whole shebang with gunk (get it at autozone or even walmart, real cheap too) be mindful not to get it on the belts as im not sure if itll hurt them or not, spray it down, wait ten minutes or so, then hit it with a water hose with some high pressure.
get as much of the oil off as you can, then fire up the car and youll get to see where your leaks really are. works for me like a charm.

 

[ben90tsi]

Yeah i found them , i just cleand everything off good with brake cleaner and now im replacing the valvecover gasket and spark hole gaskets ($66) and there were also some bolts that needed attention so i should be good to go. Thanks for the help guys

 

[CarTrader29]

once I saw the first pic I am almost certain that it is the valve cover gasket.

yup!