Oil like substance in odd place.

Twista · Mar 3, 2012

Hey guys i can't figure this one out. Its been leaking for awhile and i dont think its coming from the coolant gasket (which is crappy) but its holding up good enough for me (yes i see the green marks on the RTV) :haha:

Anyone seen oil in this area before? Its been like this for awhile now.. with the combination of coolant leaking from the waterneck+oil from where ever its caked up in the area as you can see. The waterneck is not really leaking bad anymore so i doubt its that. The power steering pump was bone dry before i topped it off so i can't say its coming from either because i dont see how it would get there. Looks like its coming from under the intake??

ram360 · Mar 3, 2012

It looks like oil. Check your vc gaskets.

CC'S95GT · Mar 3, 2012

Or the o-ring on the dizzy shaft.

JoshHooten · Mar 3, 2012

mine is doing the same exact thing . I replaced my timing chain cover a few months back and I cant figure out where its coming from either
ill let you know if I find out.

96TANGERINEGT · Mar 3, 2012

they make uv oil die to find it the only bad thing is u need a black light to see it .
u could prob. find it that way

86svo9l · Mar 3, 2012

Could be coming from the front seal of the intake.

framda · Mar 3, 2012

Clean it all real good. Remove all of the oil and grease. Once it is clean, you can isolate where it is coming from because the area of the leak will get dirty first.

Mrstangerbanger · Mar 3, 2012

framda said:
Clean it all real good. Remove all of the oil and grease. Once it is clean, you can isolate where it is coming from because the area of the leak will get dirty first.

Agree

Go to walmart and get some Purple Power or Super Clean and clean the shit out of it

95opal · Mar 4, 2012

86svo9l said:
Could be coming from the front seal of the intake.

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Venomized · Mar 4, 2012

Everyone telling you the intake is the culprit is right. Our cars are notorious for intake seal leaks at the front and back seal.

gopher_6_9 · Mar 14, 2012

Defiantly either intake or o-ring on the dist.

framda · Mar 14, 2012

Speculation is just that, clean it off (which you have to do anyway). See where it gets dirty first. That is where it is leaking.

gopher_6_9 · Mar 15, 2012

framda said:
Speculation is just that, clean it off (which you have to do anyway). See where it gets dirty first. That is where it is leaking.

Unfortuantly on a 5.0L alot of times that will not give you a definitive answer. The distributer and intake sealing area are so close 90% of the time you can't tell where the actual leak starts. Pulling the intake is not a big deal, get a intake gasket kit and reseal it. When you do you have the dist. out anyway so replace the o-ring. Easy and you know it is right.