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Old 10-27-2009 | 07:07 AM
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Oil leak!

I posted this in the help section but haven't gotten a reply yet so I'll post the problem here where there are more eyes.

This is my wifes daily driver...yesterday I swapped injectors out back to the factory originals. My first time unsupervised but all seemed to go well and didn't have any left over parts! Today she taook it to Wichita Falls and back, about 50 mi. one way, with no problems. We get back home tonite after going to my parents for dinner, and when we pulled back in the driveway I noticed in the headlights of my truck that there is oil all over the tailpipe and rearend. Its dark and sprinkling out but I crawled under and found the entire underside of the truck coated in oil. Checked the dipstick and found it to be approx. a gallon low. Noticed that the oil starts at about the blowby tube, which is itself dry to the touch, on the drivers side up and forward of it is clean...but seems to go up further on the pass. side. but can't really tell cause its dark. Checked the engine bay and it looks like it has a light film on the firewall but nothing like is on the underside. The inside of the tailpipe is dry as is the area around the turbo. I also ran a rag along the back left side of the valve cover and it came up relatively clean. I can't see where the leak is coming from and hoped you guys would have some insight. PLEASE HELP!

Going to check it again this morning I had a revalation in my fitful sleep last night that I may not have gotten the back bolt on the valve cover or the spacer that the injector wires go through tight. Let me know if you have any other Ideas I'm about tapped out.
Old 10-27-2009 | 07:56 AM
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start their and see what you have. the only other thing that i can think of is that you didnt get a rocker arm on right
Old 10-27-2009 | 09:34 AM
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Nevermind I fixed it. When I put the valve cover back on the other day I must have brushed the rubber seal on top of the injectors or something and pulled a small section out of place. Took the valve cover off this morning and reset it so we should be good to go. I can't believe that much oil could blow out of that 1 inch gap in the valve cover seal.
Thanks for the repy tho.
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