valve cover leackage

[Slash801]

hey guys,

I am from Germany,so sorry for the "broken english"

At the moment I am looking after the engine oil leakages because I have to stopp this issue for getting the license in Germany...
There was definitely a leakage from the valve covers so I will start here to get rid of it and then I will see the result...because maybe I have more problems.

First question would be, is the oil mud ok?
The oil bore in der head was blocked, i opened it now!
second action from my side is to fill in a cleaning agent, run the engine 200km and fill up new oil....
The thing is I dont want to overhaul the engine now, maybe next winter....


second question is, does s.b know what crazy kind of screws are in the exhaust manifolds, I mean the little squeezed pipes?

thanks alot
Matthias

[DuckRyder]

The "oil mud" aka sludge is not good obviously, but it isn't horrible and as long as the oil returns are not blocked and the engine is oiling properly it won't hurt anything.

I would be careful about running cleaners as it may cause more trouble that good.

The tubes bent over in the exhaust ports is where some one has removed the AIR system (smog pump) or replaced the heads with smog heads.

[HIO Silver]

Oily sludge is typically the result of infrequent oil and filter changes coupled with short trips where the engine never really gets hot enough for the oil's detergents to work.