Valve cover oil leak
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:33 pm
Noticed some oily residue around the gasket between the valve cover and the cylinder head area.
The engine is relatively clean and obviously only a year old so it was easy to notice this definite oil residue. It's not pouring out by any means, almost just some seepage.
It's definitely not spillage from pouring oil in the filler hole.
The car is running A OK. Oil level is fine, oil temp and pressure all ok.
Obviously I will take a few photos so people know what I'm looking at.
I literally popped the plastic engine cover off and looked in, so it's not hard to see.
My only concern recently is that after I've been driving the car hard for abit then stop and open my door I get a waft of this kind of burning smell. It's not really a plasticy or oily smell, I just cant seem to figure it out.
Don't think it's the brakes or tires. It's from under the body.
I do have some dead pheasant guts on my backbox but they are pretty much all burnt out now so I don't think it's that either!! Ha
Anyways. I'll get some pics and wud b good to hear if anyone else has this 'leak'
A trip to dealers will require me to put my old air box on and remove remap. But looks like that's what's gonna happen!
Lang.
The engine is relatively clean and obviously only a year old so it was easy to notice this definite oil residue. It's not pouring out by any means, almost just some seepage.
It's definitely not spillage from pouring oil in the filler hole.
The car is running A OK. Oil level is fine, oil temp and pressure all ok.
Obviously I will take a few photos so people know what I'm looking at.
I literally popped the plastic engine cover off and looked in, so it's not hard to see.
My only concern recently is that after I've been driving the car hard for abit then stop and open my door I get a waft of this kind of burning smell. It's not really a plasticy or oily smell, I just cant seem to figure it out.
Don't think it's the brakes or tires. It's from under the body.
I do have some dead pheasant guts on my backbox but they are pretty much all burnt out now so I don't think it's that either!! Ha
Anyways. I'll get some pics and wud b good to hear if anyone else has this 'leak'
A trip to dealers will require me to put my old air box on and remove remap. But looks like that's what's gonna happen!
Lang.