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Engine Oil leak when taking corners hard

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Diesel1277

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Hey guys, I’ve been having an oil leak that only leaks when I take a corner hard and from what I assume is the oil moving to the side of the engine and out somewhere, I have a full rebuild top to bottom with felpro gaskets. I don’t have any leaks when it runs sitting still or on a casual drive but I’m trying to make it into a drift car which makes the issue very important to address. At first I thought it was the distributor o-ring so I got a new one and that didn’t help, I checked valve covers and lower intake which didn’t help either. The oil likes to puddle up on the waterpump so I know it’s above that and it leaks a crazy amount when it does. It’s not the breather on the valve cover either as I have a filter on it and the filter is free of
 

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Could be the lower intake...in the valley.
 

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^^ bet thats it. That lower intake front gasket. Use gasket maker/rtv there.
 

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I had used the cork gasket/spacers and about a 1/4” of black rtv on it when putting it on, I will definitely wipe it down and check that again thank you. Really hope I can solve this issue as she runs great with the new 306 rebuild otherwise
 
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