1997 Saturn Sc2 high pressure cam cover oil leak!?

(2011-06-26 14:20:12)

1. Kdogg$$$ Says: I have a 1997 Saturn Sc2 with a 1.9 ltr dual overhead cam engine. When I bought the vehicle, it came with a nasty overused cam cover gasket and was leaking oil through the gasket, so we thought that the gasket was the cause. We then replaced the gasket but even then oil still continued to seep under the cover. We figured this must be a result of high pressure under the cam cover. We proceeded to lift the PCV valve to find the cam cover blowing air like a shop-vac in reverse, indicating a huge unnecessary amount of pressure under the cam cover. We feel as if this could be an issue with a cracked head or some malfunction of the head gasket, but are not quite sure. Please help.

2. Shirley Says: make sure the pcv is working and not blocked and fitted right way around

3. Bluto B Says: Nope. first off:
All S series Saturns are 1.9L
No gasket of any kind! They are all sealed with black RTV. The Fel-Pro kit consists of a few bits and 2 tubes of RTV. You did the job wrong. Don't believe me? Ask these folks how it's done.

4. Lala Says: 97 Saturn's are notorious for having cracked head problems. That's what happened to mine . . .