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Possible Internal Valve Cover Leak?
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10-09-2023, 01:51 PM | #1 |
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Possible Internal Valve Cover Leak?
I may have a few issues at hand but below are my symptoms and observations:
1. Car stumbles a good bit at cold start 2. Oil smells like fuel and looks murky, possibly has coolant in there (changed oil ~500 miles ago) 3. Coolant looks a bit milky with flakes. 4. Small amount of oil or fuel in spark plug wells (mast apparent in the middle 4 wells), causing very wet threads but no visible fluid on plug tip or in cylinder (I haven’t driven it in a week) 5. Haven’t checked VANOS solenoids yet 6. Coolant very low (my dumbass mistake for not checking often enough) I initially thought bad injector(s), but I have been taking shorter drives (1 mile) and I’ve heard that it can make your oil look cloudy, though I’m not certain about the fuel smell. Does anybody have any advice for next steps I should take? Obviously I’ll do a coolant flush, and change oil again if necessary but I’d rather not since it’s nearly new. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Peter5498; 10-09-2023 at 02:21 PM.. |
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