Driver side valve cover gasket leak - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

blown · 01-01-2015, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ybotspawn

Timing cover... long story short, under boost your internal pressure is increasing. As it increases youre blowing the seal and forcing oil out. External pcv and a reseal of timing cover and potentially maincap.... @ptuning just fixed this on my car

external pcv?

hmong337 · 01-02-2015, 12:09 AM

What build date are your cars?

Astroboy · 01-03-2015, 11:19 PM

This shit is so frustrating. Every time I stick my hand under there, I just want to give up on the pos

solidONE · 01-05-2015, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by hmong337

What build date are your cars?

Mine is 1/13 IIRC

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Originally Posted by Astroboy

This shit is so frustrating. Every time I stick my hand under there, I just want to give up on the pos

I heard that this is a common Subi boxer motor problem.

Astroboy · 10-03-2015, 12:37 AM

Well
Another bad leak

Astroboy · 10-03-2015, 12:38 AM

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Any ideas on where it might be leaking?

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Griever423 · 10-25-2015, 05:52 PM

Chiming in here. I have the same leak at where the valve cover/timing cover/cam cover meet. Dealer has ordered valve cover gasket, timing cover gasket, and spark plug gaskets. They will be pulling my engine to replace sometime next week. I'm right at about 31,000 miles. Going to pay for spark plugs too while it's out.

solidONE · 10-25-2015, 06:52 PM

4000 miles later, no leak. But... my engine run hotter by 5~10 degrees average than before. Not sure what they did that would cause this. Maybe a bit too generous with the silicon.

Trphotomediadotcom · 02-22-2016, 08:36 PM

Wooo can add me to leak list -_- and no more warranty. My oil is sitting right on the top of the head. Right where the intake manifold meets the block. Driver Side

solidONE · 02-22-2016, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Trphotomediadotcom

Wooo can add me to leak list -_- and no more warranty. My oil is sitting right on the top of the head. Right where the intake manifold meets the block. Driver Side

yay welcome to the club?

After eating a bill for installation of new clutch assembly due to a faulty release bearing, I've now found a leaky CV boot AND a weak battery. I'm still under warranty but I'm hesitant to take it in. I dont need to pay for "inspection" or "diagnostic" or whatever bullshit after they refuse to cover the repairs under warranty.

Make's me want to punch someone in the throat.

Trphotomediadotcom · 03-06-2016, 04:22 PM

Intake Manifold gaskets were no good...

Astroboy · 09-17-2016, 02:43 PM

Leakiest motor I ever dealt with

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Astroboy · 09-17-2016, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by solidONE

4000 miles later, no leak. But... my engine run hotter by 5~10 degrees average than before. Not sure what they did that would cause this. Maybe a bit too generous with the silicon.

Do you know what sealant they used? Like, was it black or that special gray which they use

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solidONE · 09-20-2016, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Astroboy

Do you know what sealant they used? Like, was it black or that special gray which they use

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I believe it was a grey sealant IIRC.

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10-25-2015, 06:52 PM	#36
solidONE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: California Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 790 Times in 611 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	4000 miles later, no leak. But... my engine run hotter by 5~10 degrees average than before. Not sure what they did that would cause this. Maybe a bit too generous with the silicon. __________________ Intent > Content cowardice is the mother of cruelty.

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