your opinion on an oil leak?

[striker8881]

ok where would you guys think oil would be coming from if it leaks onto the middle of the intake manifold

then drips down onto the wires

but i cant really think where it can come from

i would say rocker cover gasket but thats just been replaced not long ago

opinions please?

[Blind Kid Seeks]

can you post pics?

why cant you just feel around the rocker covers whre the seal is.. and see if you get an oily finger.

[alloo]

hey striker if not from the rocker cover then it will be from dizzy inner seal

[Hiro]

Depending on where they plug in, PCV or oil-breather hose fittings?

[Keisari]

I'm betting it's the dizzy gasket. I've got the same problem, from the sounds of yours.

[striker8881]

its not dizzy or pcv

iv just replaced both of them

dizzy i replaced less then 5000 km ago

and pcv valve is brand new with new hose

so its not them

ill get photos next time its on the hoist at work

[striker8881]

ok this is a picture of the oil leak

[bozurolla]

Is that the oil pressure switch side..I have seen them bypass resulting in oil spray. Check core plugs for weeping

Its looks like the rocker cover gaskets to me,It may have been replaced but leaks do happen even after if its newly installed.

clean it up with degreaser & start all over again

[striker8881]

but iv inspected the back of the rocker cover gasket and its not leaking...

[bozurolla]

but iv inspected the back of the rocker cover gasket and its not leaking...

From the angle of pikkie its looks like the leak is coming from the under the manifold & weeping progressively .. give a lil spray n wipe & check it again

[striker8881]

my boss seems to think it could be from the head gasket cause there is a oil gallery on that side of the engine?

[WellsieTRD]

Being a 3S, id be looking at the rocker cover gasket and dizzy o-ring first concidering that the leak is higher than that switch. I doubt it would be the head gasket as you would have noticed other signs such as coolant consumption.

[Hiro]

Being a 3S, id be looking at the rocker cover gasket and dizzy o-ring first concidering that the leak is higher than that switch. I doubt it would be the head gasket as you would have noticed other signs such as coolant consumption.

There are several symptoms of a BHG, and not all of them have to present. Oil leaks, coolant leaks, oil consumption, coolant consumption, oil in the coolant, coolant in the water, loss of compression, etc etc. Most can be independent of each other, although it is common for several to present at once.

[striker8881]

its not a 3s

its a 5s-fe

iv replaced the rocker cover gasket

and iv done the dizzy o ring

they are not leaking

[striker8881]

i found the leak

well see those to nuts?

those threads are threaded into the head

but they werent threaded in tight

so it was leaking through

so i took them out and put bit of silicon and tightened em back in

and all seems good so far

see if its gone in the morning

iv never heard of this happening before?

have you guys?