Oil Leaking Everywhere
03-14-2008, 07:29 AM
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Ah yes, Seafoam. We used that in my buddy's Grand prix.
I'm gonna see if I can grab a new gasket from the dealer tomorrow and stick it on there, see if that does the trick. Also Im gonna stick a new air filter on there tonight until I get my CAI. I must say the car ran much quiter and smoother with the filter back on, lol.
As for the MAF, is there anyway to tell if its blown or not?
One last question, the valve cover, does it have to be torqued down to certain specs, or just tightened normaly? I always forget.
I'm gonna see if I can grab a new gasket from the dealer tomorrow and stick it on there, see if that does the trick. Also Im gonna stick a new air filter on there tonight until I get my CAI. I must say the car ran much quiter and smoother with the filter back on, lol.
As for the MAF, is there anyway to tell if its blown or not?
One last question, the valve cover, does it have to be torqued down to certain specs, or just tightened normaly? I always forget.
03-14-2008, 09:10 AM
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you don't have to drain seafoam, just drain oil. Put oil back in and add 1/3 can of seafoam. That's it. The instructions don't tell you to drain it and you don't need to. You should let you car idle for 5 minutes after tho. Seafoam won't fix a leak tho, just viscosity or clogged up areas
03-14-2008, 11:14 AM
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don't toque down the valve cover gasket. at the most 1.kg of toque... if that gasket is mushrooming out then its to tight..
03-14-2008, 11:27 AM
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There is a specific torque for the cylinder head cover bolts. It is 6-7 ft.lbs. or 8-10 Nm. If you do not follow that you run the risk of cracking the cover or it may still leak whether tightened too much or not enough.
