Oil leak at front of head gasket

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Lindsay - 20 Jan 2004 05:44 GMT

Hi guys,

Had the head done on my 4L EBII about a year ago. I now have a small oil
leak at the front centre of the head gasket. There is no mixture of oil /
water occuring. Can I 'patch' this up somehow...ie a bit of silicon or
something? What should I use and how shoukd I go about it.

Thanks,
Lindsay

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Peter Douglas - 20 Jan 2004 06:03 GMT

Take off ya rocker cover and check a semi round rubber seal or gasket might
be worn down costs about 9.95 from ya local ford dealer and can do it
yourself

Peter

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Dave T. - 20 Jan 2004 09:19 GMT

that's the timing chain cover leaking, don't be too worried about it at all.
if you can seal it, all well and good, if not, don't bother, its a c.nt of a
job to remove.

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aussieblu - 21 Jan 2004 04:57 GMT

Some Ford head are also porous at the font. The 3.9 MPEFI in my
NB Fairlane actually had a very small hole in the front centre
of the head about 1mm in diameter that used to seep oil. Some
of that metal putty fixed it.

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Lindsay - 21 Jan 2004 08:47 GMT

Thanks for the replys.
The leak is not from the seal Peter D mentioned unfortunately but does
appear to be from the head gasket. The only reason I am worried is because
the oil leaks down onto the belts causing them to slip.

Lindsay

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Kieron - 22 Jan 2004 00:44 GMT

>Thanks for the replys.
>The leak is not from the seal Peter D mentioned unfortunately but does
>appear to be from the head gasket. The only reason I am worried is because
>the oil leaks down onto the belts causing them to slip.

Clean the area up and slap a bit of the old silcone across the front,
did it to my old EA wagon a few years back and it did the job nicely.

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