Thread: W123 oil leak!
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Old 09-17-2013, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cooljjay View Post
Guessing if the valve cover gasket is six years old it hasn't had a valve adjustment for sometime......I would do both....
After that replace whatever gaskets you know are leaking. Then, starting with a clean engine, run the engine and observe to determine if there are any additional leaks, where they are coming from, and if they are serious enough for you to want to fix.
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