Bad Oil Leak, Need Help

**Keesh** · 06-03-2006, 07:17 PM

hey guys i have a slight problem.. oil is pissing out of the car on the right hand side, it seems to be consentrated underneith the spark plug/coil assembly thing.. its seems to look consentrated around (what i think is) the starter motor and pully.. does anybody recognise the problem or where it may be situated? i cant get a good look at the engine at all and cant visually confirm where its coming from.. the engine hasnt been thrashed(yet) so im pretty worried. thanks in advance to anyone who can help..

**ScottB_33** · 06-03-2006, 07:42 PM

The oil leak looks like it may be coming from the inlet manifold gasket leaking between the two heads. Thank goodness these are fairly easy to replace and I always use the genuine gaskets from holden as there is a kit you can purchase that contains all the gaskets and centre seals you need to complete the job. Takes about 4.5 hrs to do. The only other leak I have seen as bad on that side was a blown head gasket, where the oil was coming through the head gasket itself but this has been very rare and the majority have been the manifold gasket leaking.

**Keesh** · 06-03-2006, 08:14 PM

thanks heaps! hopefully its not the head gasket, im good with motorcycle engines but i think ill take the car to kmart auto.. hopefully the goldiggers dont charge me too much. thanx for the quick response ..ill hav to detail the engine bay after this too!

**bigjas** · 18-08-2009, 05:08 PM

hi i have had seen this before and we have replaced the tappet cover gaskets and it stop because oil leaks r a shit for a thing and it look like 1 places but its not because runs down over every thing u should clean it all up and then try to find the leaks have fun