14b on d16y7, oil leak from valve cover?
09-24-2008, 08:31 PM
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14b on d16y7, oil leak from valve cover?
Hey guys, i just got my 14b installed on my d16y7, gated at 7 PSI, basemap with Crome from Phearable.net, my oil feed and drain lines are on solid, but as soon as i start to take off, oil starts leaking from an unknown location (since it doesn't do it at idle, i can't get a specific location of where its coming). It's coming from up above, which made me think it was my valve cover gasket. There was oil right where the valve cover seals, so it looks like it was coming from under there, but i replaced the gasket and bolts and the valve cover is on tight and it's still leaking. I was thinking headlift as a possibility, but i drove it today and wasn't anywhere near boost, it was reading vaccuum still and it started leaking. Because of this, it's not that i'm hammering on it and losing oil, its just leaking out somewhere. Anyone with any ideas? There is most oil on the right side of my block/valve cover (driver side) all over my belts/resorvoirs and also on my hood where it is shooting up. Ideas?
09-24-2008, 08:39 PM
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Re: 14b on d16y7, oil leak from valve cover?
I used to use 10-30 syntetic oil I had leaks every where, but somebody recomended me 5-50 performance oil, soon as I put this oil never had any problems with leaks sence then. I love 5-50, works the best for turbo cars.
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09-24-2008, 11:45 PM
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Re: 14b on d16y7, oil leak from valve cover?
valve cover, distributor, cam seal, blowby blowing oil out your dipstick tube, turbo oil line feed, bad turbo drain, valve cover vent all things to check for leaking oil. Spray/clean all old oil off engine with brake cleaner and take her for a short drive and look where its coming from. Look for oil splattered on the bottom of your hood. If it is, the leak is probably from a pressurized source, not just leaking from somewhere like your vc or cam seal
09-24-2008, 11:46 PM
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Re: 14b on d16y7, oil leak from valve cover?
Originally Posted by vadimkaG
I used to use 10-30 syntetic oil I had leaks every where, but somebody recomended me 5-50 performance oil, soon as I put this oil never had any problems with leaks sence then. I love 5-50, works the best for turbo cars.
09-25-2008, 03:27 AM
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Re: 14b on d16y7, oil leak from valve cover?
i just replaced the valve cover gasket with high temp sealant on the 4 spots and the leak is still the same. Seems to be coming on the cam gear side of the engine, right below my valve cover. There is definitely oil on the hood, which leads me to beleive its a pressurized source as well. I can tell its about the turbo or atleast shooting up above it becasue there is oil on the top of my manifold and stuff. Oil drain is solid, oil feed is solid, valve cover is solid, dipstick tube i guess is a possibility (its in there btw haha), its not over by the dizzy, its actually totally clean over there, i guess maybe cam gear seal but idk. My car is going to a shop tmrw to get my downpipe welded and theyre gonna see what they can. Thanks a lot guys
