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Jedi Knight
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Driving on a twisty country road in Litchfield CT on a gorgeous fall day and suddenly droplets of oil appear on the passenger side windshield. I open the hood and the underside is dripping with oil and the right side of the engine is soaked along with the distributor, firewall, wire harness, etc. It's a mess! Engine is running fine, solid oil pressure and normal water temp. My wife tells me I probably need a new washer under the thingy on top. Actually, I think her diagnosis is close to correct. So after mopping up the oil, I tighten the two nuts on the alloy valve cover, which seemed insufficiently torqued, and hope for the best. All appears well for twenty minutes then the oil spray returns. I drive it home ok. I suspect that it is the stock cork valve cover gasket. I just ordered a silicone replacement. Hopefully this will fix the leak? I seem to recall reading a similar thread on this forum. Now what's the best way to clean up the mess...my wife suggests a spray solution of dish detergent and water. I'll give it a try.