Could I get some ideas before I start tearing things apart?

 

My SPFI Loyale is leaking a LOT of oil off the front of the driver's side head, just in front of the exhaust port. It's about where the head is butted up against the block and it starts as soon as I start it up.

 

What the heck is right there to leak? It doesn't seem to be lined up with the cam seal, cam tower, or the valve cover, and is far to the left of the oil pump and main seal. All of these things were sealed up about 5000 miles ago.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

I sounds like you have a high pressure oil port leak in the head gasket. Not all that uncommon. The only way to fix it is with new headgaskets.

 

Been there done that. all was well afterwards though

Thanks for the response. I was afraid it would be something like that.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

Just thought I would close this thread out. I changed the head gasket, and yep, that fixed it.

 

I didn't pull the motor, just raised it up a bit and did it right there in the car. When I started it up, massive white smoke out the exhaust! What the -?? Tightened up the intake gasket, still no change.

 

Anyhow, after a few minutes, I finally realized coolant had probably poured down into the exhaust when I removed the head. Doh! Took it for a short drive and the collant finally burned off.

If you really want to see some smoke, put some Seafoam© into one of the vac line then restart the engine. It'll smoke like a crop duster for a good ten minutes, but your pistons will be clean.

cool. maby i can hook up a resevor and a washer pump, sweet smoke screen any time i want. i gotta do that

If you really want to see some smoke, put some Seafoam© into one of the vac line then restart the engine. It'll smoke like a crop duster for a good ten minutes, but your pistons will be clean.

 

I've done this before - neighbors stared like I was destroying the planet single-handedly, right there in front of their very eyes! : )

haha, here is a simple word of advice if seafoaming your car with neighbors watching.........do it at night. they'll never know the difference.