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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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1985 corvette I have oil on both sides of my intake gasket right along the valve covers. Well valve cover or intake leak? thank you
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It can be either one. If there is no oil on the opposite sides of the valve covers, I would say it's the intake gasket. How's the front and back of the intake look?
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Have you modified your PCV system any ?
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no its completly stock
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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Ok.. the easy thing to do would be to chang the Valve Cover Gaskets.. if that doesn't resolve the oil leak.. then it would be the Intake..
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