I thought that my head gasket was leaking but it turns out that its the gasket between the camshaft cover and the cylinder head is leaking, not the one between the cylinder head and the engine block.
2007-01-01 13:17:06 · 8 answers · asked by Casey 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i mechanic for a living,and that's not a bad one to have leaking,,its an easy repair,,a lot easier than a head gasket,,but it does need to be repaired though any leak from an engine isn't good for it,,but all will happen here is you,ll have to add oil once in a while and may smell oil burning on the engine,,but it needs repaired as soon as you can get it done,,good luck hope this help,s.happy new years.
2007-01-01 13:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any oil leak is a bad one. If gone without checking the level you could do serious damage to the engine. Have the camshaft seal replaced when possible, the sooner the better.\
good luck
2007-01-01 21:36:06 · answer #2 · answered by mailbox1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This should be an easy job to do. Just get a gasket, take a digital pic to make sure you put everything back the way it was, remove items that are in the way of the cover, take the cover off, replace and re-assemble. Piece of cake.
2007-01-01 21:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by Motorpsycho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Casey: yes it is because some times oil leaks can come from
worn out "O" rings they need to be replaced also if camshaft cover isn't torked to the precise "P.S.I " specifications that would
cause it ok ?
2007-01-01 21:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
congratulations!!!! You have make a good diagnostic.
the name of that is engine valves cover.(and the engine valve cover gasket)
that is very easy to remove replace,when the engine is cold.
loose the bolts clean everything ,remove the old gasket put the new one ptu the valve cover the way it was.. after that step back five step and scream YEEEEEaaaaaaaaaS!!!!! my engine is back
2007-01-01 21:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its bad to have a leak anywhere on your engine. Anything that can cause loss of fluid or comtamination of fluid should be fixed.
2007-01-01 21:20:18 · answer #6 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your going to be leaking oil. id get it changed out with a new one as soon as i can, it could lead to more issues if youre not careful
2007-01-01 21:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by TehBlaze 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a big problem. You should get it fixed. Oil may drip onto hot exhaust pipes.
2007-01-01 21:19:30 · answer #8 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋