oil leak(drip, drip, drip)

[saleener94]

My stang leaks oil everyday as soon as I get home. It's a constant drip after I shut it off but then it stops after it cools. I have a minor rear main seal leak and a minor oil pan gasket leak but it seems to be coming from above the starter, below the #4spark plug area. There is oil on the passenger side o2 sensor and wiring, starter and bottom of #4 spark plug boot. The rear of the intake looks dry, valve covers look dry as well, could it be head gasket or cylinder hole? If it is cylinder hole, will a new set of heads fix the problem. I currently have stock ones. I did have a tranny swap 2 months ago, if it helps, but seal is good.

sorry no pic.

 

[95gtdude]

HMMMM. I had a leak at the rear of my LOWER manifold but the wetness accumulated on the tranny and ran down around the tranny. But from you say, it could be your head gasket. not sure though.

 

[94CobraPace]

Valve covers?

 

[Methodical]

spray it clean then recheck

 

[revhead347]

Valve Covers probably. They are sneaky when it comes to oil leaks. It always seems like it is coming from somewhere else when it is the valve covers.

Kurt

 

[saleener94]

thanx guyz. i'll keep checking up on this leak. I hate having an oily bottom. specially when having to work on something else down there, itz a bit messy.

 

[BlackVert]

+1 on the "it could be a valve cover gasket" thing

 

[Al J]

try the oil pan.

 

[Swarzkopf]

The rear main seals on our cars like to leak alot.

I'd rule out the lower intake manifold seal, the valve covers, and the PVC valve first. Once these are out I'd definitley think rear main seal.

 

[saleener94]

my rear main leak is very little, barely noticable.

 

[Badazgt.]

might be a headgasket seaping...

look at the simplest thing first then work ur way down