Oil leak on TOP of engine

[rabidranger]

I have an oil leak on top of the engine above the #4 cylinder area (drivers side, front most area). I checked that the bolt in the pictures is tight and checked around for obvious signs of leaks but couldn't find any. The area around the bolt fills up every 2 weeks or so. Pic 2 shows it full of oil, pic 3 is after cleanup. it's a 2019 with 89,000 miles. Had the cam phasers done around 65k. Noticed it about 2 months ago when I did my last oil change.

 

[raptorsub]

This is a known thing. Valve cover needs to be replaced. In this video at the 16:50 mark he shows exactly what you have.

 

[rabidranger]

That's exactly it! Thanks, off to get a new valve cover...

 

[dleclerc27]

This is a known thing. Valve cover needs to be replaced. In this video at the 16:50 mark he shows exactly what you have.

I will second this - I just had and did the same thing and it cleared that up. I wish I could've found an aluminum replacement, but the OEM worked and fit well. Best of luck!

 

[Roush2568]

I fixed the crack with expoy over a month ago. 15mins of my time, $10 expoy, some brake clean to clean the mess up, and leak free since.

I didn't want to wait on the dealer to take a month to order and replace the valve cover and I hate taking my truck to the dealer for anything unless it's a big ticket item. They fix one thing, break two other things.

 

[Donovan]

Don't do what my ex-mechanic did and RTV it up hoping I would not see it.

 

[Roush2568]

Don't do what my ex-mechanic did and RTV it up hoping I would not see it.

I'd be finding me a different mechanic