Hey folks. 205k miles on my truck. This is my second week of ownership. First week I did all the fluids, this week I tackled valve cover gaskets, as they were leaking badly and there was smoke wisping up from the exhaust manifolds. There is old oil all over the areas below the valve covers as well, so I think they’ve been leaking a long time.
Since this is a new to me truck, I didn’t pay enough attention/wasn’t familiar enough with the amount of smoke and exactly where it was coming from.
So, today after finished the passenger side and waiting 2 hrs for the sealant to dry, I again saw smoke. I’m panicking bc it was a pain to replace, but I know there was smoke on the manifold beforehand. I’m going to try running my hand along the back to see if there’s any oil seeping out like maybe the gasket fell out of the groove or something.
But, I also didn’t make an attempt to clean the manifold. I figured the residual oil would burn off quickly, but now I’m wondering if xxx miles worth of oil soaking into the manifold will burn and smoke forever more? Any suggestions on how to clean the manifolds? Should I just expect this to leak forever; or will it eventually burn away?
The areas on the head that underlap the valve cover are still clean, so no leaks there, I just really worry those damn half moons are leaking somehow.
Thanks from a new cruiser owner.
Since this is a new to me truck, I didn’t pay enough attention/wasn’t familiar enough with the amount of smoke and exactly where it was coming from.
So, today after finished the passenger side and waiting 2 hrs for the sealant to dry, I again saw smoke. I’m panicking bc it was a pain to replace, but I know there was smoke on the manifold beforehand. I’m going to try running my hand along the back to see if there’s any oil seeping out like maybe the gasket fell out of the groove or something.
But, I also didn’t make an attempt to clean the manifold. I figured the residual oil would burn off quickly, but now I’m wondering if xxx miles worth of oil soaking into the manifold will burn and smoke forever more? Any suggestions on how to clean the manifolds? Should I just expect this to leak forever; or will it eventually burn away?
The areas on the head that underlap the valve cover are still clean, so no leaks there, I just really worry those damn half moons are leaking somehow.
Thanks from a new cruiser owner.