10-22-2007, 12:57 PM
Goodspeed Wrote:Thanks for the replies everyone. The only noticeable leak I can find up top is under the valve cover, at the rear of the engine (passenger side) that is leaking down. The only other 7M-GTE I've seen in person had the exact same leak in the same location. However to me it doesn't look significant enough to coat the underside of the trans, but maybe it is? Theres no marks left behind under the car.
About the PCV valve, could sludge in the crankcase be causing an oil leak somewhere? Or is the valve itself potentially leaking? I'm not quite sure what you mean by that
Follow Dave's advice and do a good cleaning of your engine. Drive it around, then look for any leaks.
To answer your questions specifically, the leak at your valve cover could very easily cause all that crud underneath. Alison's miata had a leak at the rear of her valve cover and it caused a mess on the under side.
http://www.85xr.com
1985 Merkur XR4Ti Track Car
2013 Ford F-150 FX4 Ecoboost
E46 BMW 330Ci Sport 5spd
1973 Honda CL125S
1985 Honda CX500
2013 Arctic Cat 700 ATV
2017 Onewheel +
1985 Merkur XR4Ti Track Car
2013 Ford F-150 FX4 Ecoboost
E46 BMW 330Ci Sport 5spd
1973 Honda CL125S
1985 Honda CX500
2013 Arctic Cat 700 ATV
2017 Onewheel +