Hey guys, i have an oil leak now... lol! This is just driving me crazy! Well, it started ever since i finished my car up. Sucks! But cant figure out where it would be coming from. At first i thought it was the oil line off the turbo, but no. Then i thought since i torqued my head bolts at 58 lbs, that could have been it. (so i re-torqued em at 72lbs) Well, i thought that those might have been it. But nothing. I drove to school and popped the hood and found the oil coming from the left side of the block. To me, it seems like it its leaking between the thermostat and the block, but there is no oil running through there, is there?
Take a look: http://members.shaw.ca/dsm.1000q/Engineprimer/2G/Q3.htm
And where the radiator cap, the "thing" connected to it, well that "thing" connects to the block. And seems like its there. I will take a pic maybe not til this weekend, cause i dont have a camera at school.

Well, can anyone else think of where it can come from? I know it would be hard to tell. But anything would help.

 

I'd need to see actual pics of the leak. There is no oil running by the T Stat so I doubt that the problem is there.

 

Thanks SANGUINIUS! you always there... lol! I appreciate it man. But you think it could have been the fact that when i first put in my head studs, i torqued em at 58, and then later found out that had to be 72 lbs. Do you think that could be it? I'll get pics this weekend when i drive back home.

 

Try this...
Take a flashlight and shine it at all angles at the area in question and look for the "wet spot" or run. Take good pics at all angles too (don't post all of them, just the ones with the evidence, lol). Don't stop there though, shine the light everywhere to spot any other leaks that may have happened.

The light torque could and most likely have caused the leak and after tightening them down, what you see could just be the remains of the leak.
Also, know that stock studs have a bit of "stretch" to them where the ARP head studs don't (that's why you don't used stock studs when building up a motor ).

 

Yeah, before it would leak alot (not really alot but a good bit) and now after i tightened it up, the leak is definitely less and might be the remains like you say. But i will take pics for you guys.