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Oil leaking around injectors

Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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When i recently degresed my engine, afterwards i noticed that my truck was leaking oil from around the injectors, people have told me that it could be a blown head, but if my head was blowin iam sure Id notice, My valve gaskets are leaking but i couldn't find a trail of oil down to the injectors. What do you all think?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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You mean around where the lines are going into the engine??
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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are you sure its not comming from the valve cover gaskets..........that would be my bet
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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are you sure it is oil and not dirt that is around the injectors and you might have a fuel leak causing the dirt to look like oil?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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it's back and it's coming out of where the injectors touch the block, and no iam pretty sure it's not from the gaskets on the valves, I smelled it and it really has no smell to it

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it's only doing it around the 2nd and 5th injector
 

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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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thats wierd because there is no oil anywere near the injectors, most likely a valve cover gasket is shop, yes it is posible, or just the diesl seeping threw the seals to make it look like oil, also a posibility becasue that was my problem 2 months ago, thought it was oil and sure enough diesel leak
 
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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if your sure its oil put some dye in the oil and you can see where its coming from
 
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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but if it was diesel wouldn't it smell like diesel, this **** has no smell at all, it's just black and has no smell!
 
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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not necesarily, mine didnt the reason i could tell it was diesel is i ran dyed diesel to see
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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what do you do if your injectors leaking? what would you recomend for replacement on a auto trans 97 12 valve? nothing crazy but better than stock...that could handle like 500hp or so
 
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