Narrowing down oil loss.

[e30loverSC]

Ok so i know its only when its running. ITs dripping of the front right corner of the oil pan and its wet on up the motor. But i cant see far enough to know whats leaking? cam seal maybe?

[jlevie]

Cam seal, valve cover gaskets, or oil filter and/or adapter. You may have to get the car up in the air, clean of all the oil, and watch for the first sign of the leak to localize the source.

[rThor432]

^+1

Sounds like a cam seal or filter housing o-ring to me if it leaks enough to show while running. VC oil usually burns off on the exhaust heat shields and manifolds, but it could definitely be leaking ahead of the manifolds. Rocker plugs should definitely be changed as well-- they get rock hard and let a ton of oil past, but usually just major seepage.

But yeah, basically the cam seal, valve cover gasket, rocker plugs, and the oil filter + housing are all likely suspects.

[e30loverSC]

lol what are rocker plugs?? Where are they? a

[Spaz]

the front and rear of the cylinder head, they are square on one end and round on the other. Black in colour, rubber in material.

-cam

[rThor432]

...and make sure to put them in the way they came out. Sounds crazy to some, but I've seen people do it..

[e30loverSC]

damn. idk if thats them or not. ON my m20? never heard of them

[SpecM]

they sit under the valve cover, and are very easy + cheap to replace

[stumble_t]

in pink...cheap if they are hard replace 'em there's 4. wide side IN

[e30loverSC]

What are some signs of them leaking?

[stumble_t]

just replace them when you do a valve cover gasket/ valve adjust

[e30loverSC]

so they will cause oil to run down the front of my motor?

[rThor432]

Yes, absolutely. They are a very common cause of that.

[e30loverSC]

ok well ill order some and pop off the cover i also need a valve adjustment

[e30loverSC]

so how exactly do i change them