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Old 01-16-2006, 02:13 PM   #10
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Default Re: Spec Car Pics

Very nice car.

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Originally Posted by Ted7rns




Just a word of warning unless you didn't already notice...or for others benefit.

Take a look at the front of the valvecover right where it meets the head. Notice how it is wet? With possibly oil?

Mine looked like that for about 20k miles. Actually, once during those miles I noticed that one of the valve cover screws was finger tight.

Then one day, all of a sudden, the thing just started leaking like crazy with oil all over my underhood. When I pulled the valve cover to replace the gasket (75k on the odometer), the entire gasket had hardened. The old gasket was about as hard as the valvecover itself.


Anyway, it might not even be an oil leak, or you may have already fixed and/or noticed it. Just thought I'd give a heads up. Since the 20 minutes it takes to replace the gasket is definately worth it rather than having it start spewing oil while on track.

As always, keep up the good work.
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