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oil coming through cylinder head exhaust

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warriorpluto

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my car has been sitting for about a year. ive been on here reading every day and learning new things. i crank it up every week and change its oil. i use synthetic castrol 5/30. i noticed that i have oil coming out if my passenger side cylinder head exhaust holes. what does this mean? i know i need new valve cover gaskets. im just hoping that i dont need new head gaskets.
 

BK_CAULEY

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if its coming out of the exhaust port itself its a headgasket. if its coming from the outside its probably as stated the valve cover gasket.
 

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f**k! i dont want to do it. i read on here that the felpros arent as good as thought. so what kind of good gaskets do i use?
 

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I'd take a look at the valve seals.
 

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well im switching my heads to p heads. so i guess im going to have to change the head gasket anyway.
 
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Oil in the cylinder could come from a head gasket I guess but that's doubtful. More than likely the valve guide seals are worn out.

Also starting a car once a week is worse than just letting it sit. You need to take it out and drive it to get the oil up to full temp and flash off any water in the oil.

I would do a leak down/compression test before going any further. If you're ok with that then move forward. If not then you need to figure out the cause before you change the heads.

FelPro Performance makes good gaskets. Ford Racings M-6051-A302 is a FelPro gasket in a Ford Racing box. It's a bit cheaper, will work great in your application, and at 30 bucks a pair a very good deal.
 
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