Oil leak

Tiny
ANNA
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  • 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO
  • 147,000 MILES
Oil leaks on top of the engine where the spark plugs are, can not see any oil leak oil is covering plug wires number 2 and 4 2007 aveo 4 cylinder
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 AT 12:21 AM

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Tiny
WRENCHTECH
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That would be a leaking valve cover gasket. Replace that and you should be good. Remove the plugs and let the oil drain into the cylinders. It will smoke a little on start up but it will burn it off quickly.
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 AT 12:45 AM
Tiny
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There are o-ring type gasket that go around each spark plug well in the valve cover gasket. This is a situation where oil tends to also fill the plug well around the spark plug where it goes into the head.
I am including a diagram of the valve cover so you can see where the spark plug ghaskets would go around each spark plug.
You just need to replace the valve cover gasket if this is the case. It should come with the spark plug o-ring seals.

If you think it might be something else or you have any more questions, please let me know and I will get back to you ASAP.
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 AT 12:55 AM
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ANNITA BOLDING
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Does the process of changing the head gasket involved the timing belt in any way
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Saturday, September 14th, 2019 AT 9:09 PM
Tiny
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Hello.

Yes. On this particular vehicle, the timing belt must be removed in order to replace the head gasket.

Let us know if you have any other questions!
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 AT 10:02 PM

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