greg1990964

Got this leak that gets on the exhaust manifold and smokes like sob sometimes. Anyone know what causes this? Pass side front of motor. I guess cyl 6 area. It is in the middle of the photo where it is brightest. In this picture it is coming from the head area then dripping down. leak on nut is separate leak i think. I figured maybe coming from something above the head. Maybe oil pressure unit? car has 72k miles. Rest of motor bone dry. Even the bottom of case. Thanks.

Rocket Rob

Greg - I would check your oil pressure sender and o-ring. That is a likely culprit. Is the drip engine oil and not power steering fluid? Both would drip down near the same area.

greg1990964

thanks rob, it appears a little wet around oil sender as I peer though the intake with flashlight. looks tough to do with the engine in. Have to do a valve adjustment and new shocks and springs. Maybe worth dropping quickly. When you drive the car hard it really smokes bad as it burns off.

crg53

The oil sender and the oil breather are very easy to do with the engine in the car.
Take off the air filter/housing and then remove the right side intake plenum, the rest is straight forward, you should be done in a couple of hours. There are a few DO IT YOURSELF if you search the forum.
Update: Found a DIY HERE

greg1990964

Thanks for the diy link. Seems pretty straight forward, but was hoping to not have to remove the manifold. Wonder if I could do it without removal. Anyways, it looked pretty wet there, so prob the issue. I also noticed the oil line going into the bottom of the motor right below the sender was wet, looks like a big 22 or 23 mm connection. Maybe it was only wet from the sender gasket.