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Old 09-08-2007, 07:21 PM   #1
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well my car developed a small oil leak i went under seems to be from the head gasket on the rear part of the engine!

happened after I did a oil change with 10w-30 instead of 40 it was my first so i didnt know but i had not seen any leaks before!

do you guys think it was the oil weight? I just changed it back to 40
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No way is the oil viscosity responsible.
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You probably just spilled some oil when you added it. No way changing oil is going to cause a leak in the head gasket. Check that the oil filter is screwed in tight, and that the drain plug is tight.

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well my car developed a small oil leak i went under seems to be from the head gasket on the rear part of the engine!

happened after I did a oil change with 10w-30 instead of 40 it was my first so i didnt know but i had not seen any leaks before!

do you guys think it was the oil weight? I just changed it back to 40
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I mean it took a while for it to happen it was not after 10 min i drove from missisipi to oklahoma and back to alabama before i spotted it and i had to put it on a lift and look up with a flash light to see were the oil was coming from and it look like it is the gasket
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