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i just bought this new '93 laser and a few things were wrong with it when i originally bought it such as the two boots being broken, bad calipers and break pads, and the valve cover being bad. so i replaced all of them, and upon my last oil change i found oil all over the bottom of my car.

any clues as to where else i should look for the problem?
 
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yeah i replaced the valve cover the weekend i got the car, and just tightened it again last weekend. il try to get pictures sometime this weekend, but its all under the motor. and it seems like there was a lot, basically when i did my oil change only about a quard of oil came out and i just had it changed 2k miles ago
 
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Yea, thats not good. You definatley want to find out where its leaking from.
Try getting some engine degreaser and cleaning up all the oil, then try to find the exact area where its leaking from.
 
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EyelineredEyes said:
what sucks is i dont know if its oil from before i changed the cover or after, but it looked fresh...so idk. il see what that does tomarrow probably

i guess a girls gotta get dirty sometimes lol
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First thing I would suggest is for you to clean off the oil at the bottom and the rest of the motor, take a drive and then check under there again...not to mention checking the rest of the motor for any leaks.
Check the valve cover's half moon/circle areas for leaks too. Did you happen to use any RTV on the valve cover?
 
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I would recomend you put the car on ramps and get under it. I knew I was losing oil but did not know where until I got under my car and found my oil return gaskets were bad and I was blowing oil everywhere. Now I'm losing oil at the spark plug seals and I just replaced all of the gaskets. I have to post on here for some suggestions.
 
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