95 JGC with oil leak
#21
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Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
I have seen them having a 5/8 (?) bolt head, some have an allen bolt head,
others have a torx head. I had a shop replace mine at the time they were
doing the valve cover gasket and changing the rear swaybar. I bought the
orings at the stealer.
Snow...
"Cal" <codom1*IHATESPAM*@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
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> My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said
> the bolt was hard to remove?
>
> cal
>
> "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in
> message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ...
>>
>>
>> Dave Wick wrote:
>>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>>
>>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>>> anything I can really do.
>>>
>>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>>> gasket ... or not.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Dave
>> What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to
>> fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the
>> leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We
>> had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt
>> loose was no easy task.
>>
>> Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip.
>>
>> FredW
>>
>
>
others have a torx head. I had a shop replace mine at the time they were
doing the valve cover gasket and changing the rear swaybar. I bought the
orings at the stealer.
Snow...
"Cal" <codom1*IHATESPAM*@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:LGE9e.92005$9v2.2162373@twister.southeast.rr. com...
> My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said
> the bolt was hard to remove?
>
> cal
>
> "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in
> message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ...
>>
>>
>> Dave Wick wrote:
>>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>>
>>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>>> anything I can really do.
>>>
>>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>>> gasket ... or not.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Dave
>> What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to
>> fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the
>> leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We
>> had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt
>> loose was no easy task.
>>
>> Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip.
>>
>> FredW
>>
>
>
#22
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Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
#23
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Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
#24
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Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
#25
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Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off?
Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec.
Dave
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07...
> Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
>>
>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover?
>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's
>> anything
>> I can really do.
>>
>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head
>> gasket
>> ... or not.
>
> 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back.
> Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice
> and clean then check again in a day or so.
>
> You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but
> only a two banana job.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>
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