Valve Cover Gasket Question...

[tyler_hubbard2003]

UPDATE! Valve cover gaskets

Yes it is 2:24 and I have been inspecting my car trying to locate and pin the oil that's leaking like Niagara Falls.. and I could see when I jacked my car up was that the oil is coming and covering 3/4 of my oil pan and dripping off of the rear oil drain plug.. However I did notice my power steering has a slight leak and the first spark closest to the rad on the passenger side has this red, corrosive looking liquid(like marvel mystery oil) coming from it. I don't think that is the cause of my oil leak, because it stops there. I will try to get pictures. But I'm so confused. Please tell me it's still the valve cover gaskets and not something more severe

[1980c10]

It's probably the pcv screen clogged and blew out the rear lower intake gasket. They leak very very bad when that happens.

[tyler_hubbard2003]

ohhh! sweet jesus! so it was something I was going to replace anyways?! YAY! I was so scared, because I couldn't see where it was coming from! I can go to sleep now. phew!

[1987cp]

Clean off the old drippage, drive the car, and then look to see where it's coming from. Then you'll know.


P/S pumps are cheap, about $30. Hoses aren't bad either. Type F, the preferred Panther p/s fluid, is quite red.

[tyler_hubbard2003]

Well I did that a few days ago and when I drove it to the library, It had covered the oil pan the same way. It's coming from above the oil pan, where I can't see from under the car. I haven't really taken apart the top of the engine to see any possibilities? But yeah lol

[1987cp]

Not sure what you mean by taking apart the top of the engine ..... unless it's a SEFI car and the airbox is in the way.

By "above the oil pan", I presume you mean it's dripping down the side of the block above the pan gasket?