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what are some common oil leaks on the de-k that i should look for..

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Old 02-26-2006, 06:37 PM
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what are some common oil leaks on the de-k that i should look for..
Well im getting ready to do a de-k engine swap into my 4th gen. What are some common leaking spots on this engine... It has 52k on it.
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Old 02-26-2006, 06:40 PM
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Never seen a drop of oil under my car.
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Old 02-26-2006, 07:00 PM
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had mine for about 10000 an not one drop of oil

we leave that to the 5.5 gens
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are there any differences between the 00/01 engine I know they are both de-k but maybe some minor updates ?
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Old 02-26-2006, 07:09 PM
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some are federal spec in 00, all 01's are cali
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Originally Posted by DcMaN
are there any differences between the 00/01 engine I know they are both de-k but maybe some minor updates ?

01's do not have EGR's.
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78K miles and no leaks on the VQ. I do have a small leak on my tranny thanks to Redline.
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