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89 5.0 Oil Leak At Front Of Engine.

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hello, First of all, I am in the military and stationed overseas for the next couple months, so I dont have any pics to help with this issue. I will try to explain what I have done already, and ask suggestions. I bought a 89 lx hatchback that has a newly rebuilt 306. the person I bought it from did all the exterior engine build himself. (poorly). He had orange gasket sealant all over the front and back of the intake. The engine had oil leaks from the front and back of the intake manifold,(the orange gasket sealer). The back leak was leaking down onto the exhaust. I pulled the intake and replaced both the upper and lower manifold and valve cover gaskets. thats when I noticed the oil pan gasket was ripped with the orange sealant on it also. I proceeded to pull the iol pan and replace that gasket also.(hope i never have to do that again, painful). After all that, the engine still leaks oil from the front of the engine. It pools on the front of the intake. I don't think it is the new manifold gasket or the distributor, as they are all new. I was thinking timing chain cover, but want some other opinions before I start tearing the front of the engine apart (and the oil pan gasket again!) What do you guys think.
 

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Well, logically speaking, for oil to drip down onto the intake, it has to be coming from above. Oil can't really fight gravity and go up. Are you sure it isn't coming from the valve covers?
 

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Spaz said:
Well, logically speaking, for oil to drip down onto the intake, it has to be coming from above. Oil can't really fight gravity and go up. Are you sure it isn't coming from the valve covers?
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I was thinking timing cover because there is the orange gasket sealer on the top edge of the cover that doesnt look good. its not a big leak, but it pools in the pockets of the intake. doesnt leak onto the ground or when sitting. i was thinking that the oil could weep out of the top of the timing chain cover under pressure when driving.
 

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Spaz said:
Well, logically speaking, for oil to drip down onto the intake, it has to be coming from above. Oil can't really fight gravity and go up. Are you sure it isn't coming from the valve covers?
Click to expand...

I was thinking timing cover because there is the orange gasket sealer on the top edge of the cover that doesnt look good. its not a big leak, but it pools in the pockets of the intake. doesnt leak onto the ground or when sitting. i was thinking that the oil could weep out of the top of the timing chain cover under pressure when driving.
 

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djfaneighty8 said:
I was thinking timing cover because there is the orange gasket sealer on the top edge of the cover that doesnt look good. its not a big leak, but it pools in the pockets of the intake. doesnt leak onto the ground or when sitting. i was thinking that the oil could weep out of the top of the timing chain cover under pressure when driving.
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only other thing i can think of is the oil breather, but it is pooling up toward the opposite side of intake. what would cause oil to come out of breather? i dont think it is though.
 
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