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Arrggg!! Replaced engine, still have issues!

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Old 03-20-2011, 03:24 PM
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Arrggg!! Replaced engine, still have issues!

Hey all, been reading threads for a bit, but this is my first. I have a 2002 6pd Max, and have enjoyoed the car for for a couple years. About a year and a half ago, I had a oil change, got into a inpromtu race with a turbo eclipse (won too!), but then she started leaking. At first it wasnt bad, then arounf oct 2010, things started to go bad. Car started to have really bad vibations, and leaking oil very bad. I was told the leak was from the back side of the timing cover. The engine had developed a knocked and was bruning oil bad. So with tax return I bought a used motor. It has 67k miles on it, saw the car it came from. Had the swap done, and runs flawlessly. It to has a oil leak, and appears to be coming from the same area (coming down the a/c compressor). Guess Im just frustrated and needed to vent! thanks... Arghhhh
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Watch the oil level for now and order some 6th gen valve covers. They're easy to install with basic tools and would probably fix the leak as what you're describing sounds like a valve cover leak.
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