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johnboy914 johnboy914 is offline
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Post mystery oil leak

72 1.7 djet - There seems to be oil leaking from the intake manifold right where it mounts to the head. After highway driving there is a puddle of oil under the injectors. The head/manifold junction is the only place that I can guess that it is coming from. Anyone heard of this before? My guess is blow by. The motor had been sitting for about 20 years before I brought the car back to life. If it is blow by, is there a chance that the rings will seal up a bit with use? I did a compression test and at high altitude (7700ft)they are all at 115+-5lbs, which seems ok. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks
Old 04-04-2001, 06:16 AM
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