just grommets or gasket aswell?

[Niku-Sama]

ok so i am tired of smelling burning oil thats dripping over the exhaust and from what i can tell the oil leak is comming from the valve cover gasket or grommets but what ever i do i cant narrow it down more than that.

 

bein a little short on cash since the move every buck saved helps but i was wondering if i should just do grommets on that side or should i do em both. theres $10 difference but like i said every buck at the moment helps untill the account recovers some.

 

i used some lucas before and that helped alot acually but i changed the oil and didnt do the lucas and its leaking more but buying a $10 bottle of lucas everytime i do an oil change to replace a $2 quart of oil is also a bit much.

 

so basicly it comes down to is it likely the valve cover is the culprit or is it just as likely as the grommets?

 

the valve gasket set comes with the grommets but another thing is if i could just buy the one gasket and then buy the grommets seperatly ($3 for 9) but i dont know of where else aside from the dealer that i could do that

[Txakura]

rock auto . com

 

you'd have had them already if you hadn't bought the lucas

[beataru]

well, i have seen this, if you put about a tablespoon of (this is the part i cant remember) Brake fluid, or power steering fluid (not atf) into your oil it will cause the seals to swell and possibly stop the leakage, now I have seen this work but only for rear main seals, since there getting absolutely hammered with oil, I have no clue if it will work.

 

remember all brake fluid and powersteering fluid is, is hydraulic fluid. granted brake fluid is evil if it touches you or paint or anyother living thing.

 

Ooh and on the rockauto thing.

 

I prefer the felpro kit, because it comes with gaskets and grommits YAY. (also if you hurry the grommets by them selves are on a closeout price) although not now that i posted this.

[Niku-Sama]

wow ok hard to belive but rockauto has failed.

 

closeout gaskets and closeout grommets come to $4.46 but the added cost of shipping ($13.91) to me makes it $18.73

 

schmucks has the whole kit, gaskets and grommets for $13 and if they have to order it its still $13.

 

i guess i could try the grommets, they are $3 for 9 at schmucks and if it doesent fix i'll get the gasket set when i can which is $13 and comes with more grommets. ....damn thats alot of grommets.

 

i figure the grommet is better able to come off and go back on any way.

 

also would it be too much of a cheap rump roast of me to try and re use the existing valve cover gasket?

its a little rubber seal kind right? if its not broekn in any spots i might be able to clean it off and reseat it and it might get better, might not stop but

[Txakura]

let it continue to leak or take it all apart and clean and seal everything with rtv, or replace it all and seal it with rtv - don't understand why you're splitting hairs

 

do it or don't do it, no one can say over the net 'no dude, just every other grommet or the right/left side only'

 

 

think I'm feelin' GD's pain

[mudduck]

Dude, don't waste your time replacing just the gromets on the valve covers, because thats all you'll be doing. Replace the gaskets as well. But, I bet it won't stop your leak. You should just save up a few bucks and just do all the seals at one time. Replace cam orings, seals front main rear main, valve covers. You'll at least slow down the oil leaking that way.

[Niku-Sama]

 

think I'm feelin' GD's pain

 

whys that hmm?

 

Dude, don't waste your time replacing just the gromets on the valve covers, because thats all you'll be doing. Replace the gaskets as well. But, I bet it won't stop your leak. You should just save up a few bucks and just do all the seals at one time. Replace cam orings, seals front main rear main, valve covers. You'll at least slow down the oil leaking that way.

 

 

the rest of the seals have been replaced when i re did the oil pump, valve cover want leaking untill after i did those which kinda makes sence, there probally wasnt the volume needed to get to it.

 

in all honesty i kinda spaced it for a bit, picked up a cracked manifold from turbone so i can use it as a template and when i was talkin to a guy about making a manifold that wont crack i noticed it again and went crap i should fix that.

 

i still dont know what i am going to do about the exhaust still, i'm getting mixed results about weither or not the flex pipes they have on hand will handle the heat, some say yes others say no, the other option is 2 peice and notched spots for the outlets from the heads to the manifold instead of that funky rump roast sandwhich thing they have going on from the factory.