[V8] Update: 93 4.2 oil leak fixed!!!

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Dag,

I understand your frustration, but did you ever figure out EXACTLY  
where the leak is coming from?  I only retorqued the headwhen I knew  
the oil was not leaking from anywhere else but where the head  
contacts the block.  I would pressure wash or somehow else totally  
clean the area in question and let dry before checking again for the  
leak.  You can also use an intumescent? dye that can be added to the  
oil and then checked later with a UV light to nail down exactly where  
the oil leak is coming from before going any further IMO.  If it IS  
leaking from the cyl head, you may indeed need to replace the  
headgaskets.

Best,

Ingo

On Sep 16, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Dag Bøsterud wrote:

> The head has now been re-torqued. I really can't see that the leak  
> has been fixed, as it still leaks down to the alternator,
> and drips from under the timing belt cover.
>
> Mind you, four of the cylinder head (two in front, two at rear)   
> bolts felt a bit less torqued. These four bolts were torqued a bit  
> more.
>
> I'm getting really sick and tired of this oil leak :( There's no  
> blue smoke at acceleration or startup, so there's no oil getting to  
> the cylinders. It's just leaking.
>
> I'm I looking at taking the heads off?
>
> /Dag
>
> 92 V8 4.2 (199 000 miles)
>
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