wrx884
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- Mar 28, 2006
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- VT Exec/ VT L67 Spac, 5L VP Calais, 77 TC Gemini
Got an 98 VT L67 recently to take the motor from but in the mean time ive been driving the car as normal to make sure this motor doesn't pop up with any issues ect..... before the motor swap happens. Anyways when I bought this car there was a heap of oil leaks down the back of the 2 heads which suggested the rocker cover gaskets. I replaced those degreased the whole motor and all has been fine over 2-4 weeks roughly and it seems the leaks at the back of the rockers have stopped so all good there.
Yesterday I had a look to check on this and noticed I had fresh oil leaks pooling on top of the manifold. while the car was running I actually spotted tiny bubbles coming from some sections of what appears to be the manifold gaskets (not rocker cover gaskets). has anyone seen this? is this a sign the gasket is failing and must be replaced or will nipping up the manifold bolts be enough to possibly stop this leak? I have no idea if the manifold gasket have been done on this car before so I'm guessing it mayb best to assume it hasn't but then again mayb it has and the bolts were just not torqued up enough?
photos were hard to get but u get the idea.
Yesterday I had a look to check on this and noticed I had fresh oil leaks pooling on top of the manifold. while the car was running I actually spotted tiny bubbles coming from some sections of what appears to be the manifold gaskets (not rocker cover gaskets). has anyone seen this? is this a sign the gasket is failing and must be replaced or will nipping up the manifold bolts be enough to possibly stop this leak? I have no idea if the manifold gasket have been done on this car before so I'm guessing it mayb best to assume it hasn't but then again mayb it has and the bolts were just not torqued up enough?
photos were hard to get but u get the idea.