Thread: worried plez help

Originally Posted by Charged97

well here it goes i went campin and left my car sittin 4 3 days come back and there is a meduim size fluid under my car (oil i think) so i check the dip stick it seems ok so i drive home 5 min away i get home open the hood oil buring smell i look under a few lil drops droped down for a few sec i get under the car all the undercarrage above has signs of a lot of oil leak not the oilpan it seems good my guess is that the rear valve cover gasket is shot dugh its a 97 hell it should be shot what do u guys think please tell me its not the headgaskets plus my oil looks clean still thanks

Not likely head gaskets. Most likely the problem is your valve cover gaskets. Make sure to also pay attention to the oil pressure sensor as they tend to get old, crack and leak.

Originally Posted by Charged97

yea i looked under the car and looked up and i seen oil resedu quit a bit all the wayup buy the valve covers would the oil pressure sensor spray or jusy leak u think it would spray all the way up there oh and 2 day nothing was leaking all day im confussed

Yeah the oil sensor is under the full pressure of the oil pump. So it could spray all over, but sometimes depending on the condition they can leak or seep oil too. If you see oil all the way down your engine block it's your valve cover gaskets. Keep in mind that the front valve cover has a recall on it. A way to see if your oil pressure sensor is leaking is to start the engine and get into a position where you could look directly at it. If it is leaking you will see it.