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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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Hey guys, i hae a 93 gs300 with 220,000 iles and it has been leaking oil heavily. It leaks through and drips of the exhaust piping under the car and sometimes burns up in the exhaust. I really cant pinpoint the location it leaks as of yet . Anyone who experience oil leaks with this car before know where I should start to look?
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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You know I got mine with 250k and mine was doing the same. I just bought a full gasket/seal kit and replaced them all. It was pretty cheap, however my friend owns a shop so. The ones that were BAD though, was the valve cover seal, cam seals, and head gasket. Just throwin some ideas out there bro! Good luck!
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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u can just start changing or u can clean the engine really good and the watch it every couple of days to see iof u can pinpoint where the leak is
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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valve cover. had that problem, fixed it, no more burning. changing valve cover is a pain! good luck
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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Yeah i guess ill go and get a full seal and gasket kit. and see if that fixes the problem. Where did you get the kit from and what did it include?
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 02:46 AM
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I just bought one off ebay, cuz buying them seperate would add up. You can get higher end, but that one fixed my problems. Now it runs perfect! Lets see it had everything.... cam seals, head gasket, both manifold gaskets, valve cover seal....few others but cant really remember, those were the big ones. Trust me AND GS300 I6's word though they REALLY ARE a pain, but its worth it in the end. Hope this helps.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:16 AM
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same here plan to do it all but plan to skip the head gasket if i have to go that far id prob just swap an upgraded head n the whole timing belt job while im at it
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 1stGS30
same here plan to do it all but plan to skip the head gasket if i have to go that far id prob just swap an upgraded head n the whole timing belt job while im at it
Agreed Actually I didnt even do my head gasket b/c we figured out it was the valve cover seal causing my leak.
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