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    the valve cover is above the mounting bracket for the belt, i'll try and get a pic on here today.. i messed with it yesterday and noticed it leaking from what i believe to be the oil pressure sensor, it right in front of the oil filter and directly below where i originaly found the leak... so i thin i have two leaks.. unless its spraying. i played with the throttle cable to see and it wasnt, but idk what goes on when i'm driving it. the "leak" up top dosent seem to happen until i've drove it for while..

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    Quote Originally Posted by myers138 View Post
    the valve cover is above the mounting bracket for the belt, i'll try and get a pic on here today.. i messed with it yesterday and noticed it leaking from what i believe to be the oil pressure sensor, it right in front of the oil filter and directly below where i originaly found the leak... so i thin i have two leaks.. unless its spraying. i played with the throttle cable to see and it wasnt, but idk what goes on when i'm driving it. the "leak" up top dosent seem to happen until i've drove it for while..
    it seems the leak gets more "intense" while motor is under load, hence oil pressure goes up. i'd do what camoit suggested and that way its easier to pin point da leak its da area is clean. had a chance to get a pic of it yet?

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    The valve cover on the 2.6 is a good suspect if you have an oil leak. The seal gets hard as do the two grommets where the bolts go through the top. Sometimes oil just weeps out not really noticeable until it builds up on something below and starts to drip off. This can trick you into thinking you have a leak somewhere else. Mine was dripping off the bell housing and was leaking from the back of the valve cover where you can't see. I took my cover off and took the neoprene gasket seal out of the cover. I cleaned everything really well with brake cleaner and then put the gasket back in the cover with a thin film of silicone gasket maker between. Then I cleaned the surface of the head with brake cleaner and a clean cloth and used a thin film of silicone gasket maker between the head and the cover. After I put it back together I let is sit for a day for the silicone fully cure. I changed my PCV valve as well to make sure the pressure doesn't build up too high in the engine. That was back in September and no leaks yet.

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