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oil or black residue near valve cover on 03 V6

oil or black residue near valve cover on 03 V6

Postby plunk10 » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:25 pm

Earlier today, I test drove a 2003 SLE Convertible 3.0 V6. In the engine compartment, I noticed what looked like dried up oil on the front drivers side of the engine (I guess the head or valve cover). What could this possibly be? Could the valve cover gasket have possibly leaked? The car has about 80K miles.
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Postby JAYDEE23 » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:31 pm

oil from an oil change with some dirt mixed in??..an 03 huh..where on the engine is the oil exactly?
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Postby Turbosolara » Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:04 pm

well if it is right below the valve cover, than it is valve cover gasket leaked. no big deal really. just clean it up and see if it leaks again.
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