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'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 12:33 am
by wizedkyle01
Hey i was removing the front valve cover today to replace the valve seal because there has been a oil leak around it. When we took the cover off and looked inside there was this black gunck all over the place, is this normal? and should we do something about it?. It is a '96 MX-3 with 120,000kms.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 12:44 am
by 93vtecklr
That's caked on oil.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 12:49 am
by wizedkyle01
whats the best way to clean it off or is it not worth trying??
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 12:57 am
by _-Night-Shade-_
HOOOOOOOOLY I've never seen the underside of the VC that bad! Jesus christ that thing looks like it's never had an oil change!
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:10 am
by wizedkyle01
we're not exactly sure what to do? or what is causing it? we only noticed because there was a oil leak around the valve cover so we replaced the seal n found that crap underneath.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:11 am
by Ryan
holy mother of crap.
How mechanically inclined are you?
Not - put that cover back on and slap that baby on the market ASAP
Lots - DE swap that baby
Got a fat wallet - get an engine swapped in for you.
Got time? try and treat it
Keep in mind its not just those visble surfaces. your crank, and all the journals and passageways will look like that. Thats like having blood the consistency of molasses with chunks to boot.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:12 am
by _-Night-Shade-_
All I can say is, since you're probably not gonna take it apart, PLENTY OF SEAFOAM and then you better only run synthetic in it from now on and do the oil changes on time. It should clear it up with time more or less.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:13 am
by mitmaks
do engine flush and replace with good oil and filter.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:26 am
by wizedkyle01
We just replaced oil filter, and changed oil (the oil looks clean) and changed spark plugs but there is a sh*t load of oil on the spark plugs and you couldnt see 1 plug it was covered in oil and one had no oil at all, so im thinking the best thing is put it on the market...
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:31 am
by Ryan
The oil in the wells was also caused by the bad valvecover gasket. That should be fixed now
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:33 am
by SuperK
I would also vote engine flush.
that's an intense picture. I would like to see it resurrected.
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 1:46 am
by wizedkyle01
how much would we be looking at roughly for engine flush/clean?
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 2:25 am
by chrome730
im sure i have the same problem
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 6:01 am
by 93vtecklr
Swap that b----, now!!! God damnit I've never seen one that bad, you need probably 55-60 engine flushes to clean that, I bet your head under the IM looks the same. That is bloody horrible. A car with that low K should never look like that. Ghastly, OMG BATMAN!
Re: 'Black Gunck' under valve cover?? Need Help!
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 10:52 am
by Nd4SpdSe
Wow. I've never seen it so bad on a motor before...was the oil ever changed?