HELP! oil leaking from bolt

[camandcandice]

i have oil leaking from the bolt closest to the fire wall on the exhaust manifold. I recently used an easy-out to remove the previous broken bolt and since replacing it with a new one oil has been pissing out.

any one got a clue on what ive done and how to fix it?? any ideas appreciated!

[camandcandice]

any clue plz

[Guest RedLineGTR]

did the original one have maybe a copper washer or something. Did you get the right sized bolt..

[camandcandice]

the bolt is definately the right size and in nice and tight. Im unsure whether it had a copper washer as the stud was broken since i had the car. Should there be oil in this area of the engine in the first place?

[2fardown]

You could have damaged the gasket when you removed the broken bolt. Check the other bolts and see if they have washers on them. If they do then put one on the bolt. Failing that, looks like you'll be pulling off your exhaust manifold. Good luck.

[camandcandice]

the bolt that i have used has a washer but does not completely cover the hole on the manifold like the others do. But i am still unsure why there is oil coming out as i think there shouldnt be oil there in the first place. Maybe i have damaged the exhaust gasket but no oil is seaping around the gasket only from the bolt hole.

thanx for your help

[camandcandice]

any one else have a clue?

[wrxhoon]

there is no oil in the exhaust manifold dude , it must be leaking from somewhere else like rocker cover .theonly thing that comes out of the ex manifold is exhaust so if it was leaking there would be black around it .when u drilled the bolt to install u r easyout did u drill to far in to the head maybe ?if u did that may explain the oil . pull the bolt out and blow compressed air in the hole to see if it goes in to the head if it does thats u r prob , if it doesnt look elsewhere for the oil leak.

[wrxhoon]

as far as i remember that should be a stud in to the head and a stainles nut with a thick washer , the washer is there so the nut can be tightened and cause the hole in the manifold is big so the man is easy to install .people brake these studs cause they do them to tight, u should use a torque rench to do them up and start from the middle and work ur way to the outer nuts otherwise u may warp the manifold .when u undo them u undo the outer ones first and work u r way to the middle .

[camandcandice]

there was oil leaking from the broken stud before hand thats why i decided to replace the stud, but no were as much as it is now. The rocket cover isnt leaking the oil is deffinately coming through the the manifold hole where the bolt is. I must of drilled into the head or some thing god damn hope its an easy fix for ats

[wrxhoon]

take that bolt out then ,clean all the oil from that area if u dont have compressed air try to fit a tube in the hole and fix it somehow so it doesnt leak ( the tube ) blow or suck at the other end of the tube if air flows u drilled to far into the cil head and oil works its way through the thread ,if thats the case get some locktite put it on the tread of the bolt u are using ( i hope its stainless otherwise u wont be able to get out in say 1 years time ) then screw the bolt back in wait for the locktite to harden say 1 hour and it would probably fix your prob.

when u pull the bolt out put a very thin screwdriver ( thiner then the drill u used ) in the hole if it goes in a long way u drilled to far in .

[camandcandice]

thanx buddy sounds like a much cheaper alternative,and sounds like it just may work. greatly appreciate your help

[wrxhoon]

if thats what the problem is it should work .if u have to buy the locktite get the red one for studs a cant remember the number of hand , just ask for studs and its red not blue .by the way its not cheap either like $20 for a little bottle but u only need a very small amount . i hope it works for u .