>Calvin, I've got the same seepage on my V-8 (59,000miles) Just noticed
>it the other day, it's not very bad and seems to have just started
>recently. I also have oil sluge under the distributor around the hold
>down bolt. Does anyone know where that might be comming from? I didn't
>have any leaks or seepage until I switched to full synthetic. I also
>get a tiny bit seeping out of the passenger side oil cap -- never
>happened with conventional oil -- Is this synthetic (Castrol Syntec)
>more penetrating than conventional?
>--
I have heard stories similar to this... People with "old" cars which
have run dinosaur oil all their lives switch to synthetic, and the synthetic
"cleanses" the entire system, including the gunk and crap that was plugging
the leaks. The car now proceeds to leak oil all over the place...
I don't know if there's any truth to it, but it would appear as if this
could be your problem. I don't know enough about it to say that with any
certainty though.
-Jon-
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