Oil coming from exhaust bolts

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Mar 2, 2012 | 10:57 PM

wohugh

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Oil coming from exhaust bolts

Hello. I have a '99 Dodge Caravan 4 cylinder. I've changed the valve cover gasket, knock sensor o-ring, and thoroughly degreased the engine. I've noticed oil coming from the exhaust manifold bolts. I don't believe oil is coming from the combustion chambers as the spark plugs are very clean. Can anyone please help?

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Mar 3, 2012 | 10:44 PM

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would say the valve cover wasnt installed properly such as needing some rtv sealant in certain spots as specified by a haynes manual or such

Mar 4, 2012 | 10:59 AM

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would say the valve cover wasnt installed properly such as needing some rtv sealant in certain spots as specified by a haynes manual or such

No. I did install the valve cover gasket exactly how haynes described it by using rtv sealant around the neccessary locations! There is NO oil coming from the new gasket.

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