[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost) Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by bobc [Email] (#473) [Profile/Gallery] (more from bobc) on Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:33:44 In Reply to: oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost), Navid S, Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:42:15 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

a: JB Weld hack, I have no experience but I have heard from others that it's effective.
b: early cars 1/2 way into 2001 had improperly torqued headbolts from the factory. Your car was not affected.

Note that these headbolts stretch when torqued (by design). you can't "really" retorque them, the only way to get the proper tension is to replace them and torque according to the manual. That said if you are seeing some oil weeping at the head/block joint you have little to loose (except time and the cost of a valve cover gasket) to retorque them.

c: head gasket: I would suggest that a head gasket is a big undertaking and unless you are 100% sure that the gasket has failed I vote to not do it.

There are other right side potential leaks to consider:
- Oil pump seal and o-ring. Common, fairly simple, inexpensive replacement
- Timing chain tensioner o-ring. Also simple and inexpensive
- Oil trap and associated PCV components.

If you are dead set on replacing the head gasket repost and we can help with advice, suggestions etc.

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• oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost), Navid S, Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:42:15
  • I wouldn't bother, SWEDECAR , Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:53:131
    • Re: Issue is Timing Cover injection metal cast mold defect, Don Wollum, Sun, 17 Sep 2023 14:53:471
    • Re: thx Swedecar, Navid S, Thu, 8 Sep 2022 17:56:41
  • Re: oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost), bobc , Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:33:44 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost), Paul from Palmyra, PA, Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:48:03
    • Re: oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost), Dave Da Ice Age Knave, Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:15:291
  • Re: oil leak - head/timing cover - help! (repost), dmz789qqq, Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:32:28
    • Re: every day it's creating about a 2.5inch circle stain in 2 spo, Navid S, Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:42:38
      • Re: every day it's creating about a 2.5inch circle stain in 2 spo, dmz789qqq, Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:22:38
        • Re: fair enough - did you consider..., Navid S, Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:31:28
          • Re: fair enough - did you consider..., dmz789qqq, Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:47:53
          • Re: fair enough - did you consider..., mlc , Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:16:36

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