Head gasket Leaking oil

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Matthew Smith

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I have done the following mods
The mds delete
A hellcat oil pump And lifters
6.4 hemi intake swap
I have noticed a significant oil leak on the rear passenger corner of my engine.I can’t tell if it’s from the valve cover or the head gasket. I wouldn’t think there would be oil passages in the corner of the head.
I’ve also noticed some oil under the intake from what little I can see. What’s the chances of the heads leaking oil
 

Burla

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Grab some stop leak designed for sump and put it in asap. You can watch youtubes these products are actually dare I say a miracle in a can. The way they work is fix the leak but not gunk up engines. I don't have any opinion on brand, I would see ratings on amazon and go off that as long as a ton of ratings. When was last time you replaced pcv?

 

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Check radiator for oil and oil for water/coolant?

Check tester 6 minute mark, real interesting. This is for coolant head gasket, but I showed for how these products work, just find one for oil.
 
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when i pulled the leakers out, i found the o-rings were torn. i put black rtv around all of them and reinstalled.
whether or not that's the right thing to do is another story lol. been ok so far.
 

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So oil is coming from top and not valve cover or head, just verify that. Good result.
 

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If you had the heads off,are you sure you re-installed the head gaskets correctly,they're easy to get mixed up,and will leak oil if they're on the wrong side or upside down
 
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