Oil under my inlet manifold

[Stevehf2]

I've noticed I've got oil around my rocker cover under my inlet manifold, is this defo the rocker cover leaking or is there something else that could be leaking?
Also on the front of the engine is a sensor of some sort and the electric plug was off, what's this for

 

[DaveDreads]

It's usually one of the rocker cover bolts, I had it on mine so undid the leaky one and put gasket sealant under the head of the bolt, no more leaks.

 

[Stevehf2]

Shall I pry it up a little to get the sealant in?
Going to jet wash it off and try and see where it's coming from! I

 

[Mr R.]

Shall I pry it up a little to get the sealant in?
Going to jet wash it off and try and see where it's coming from! I

Do not jet was the engine of a clio.

Take the bolt out one by one.

 

[DaveDreads]

Shall I pry it up a little to get the sealant in?
Going to jet wash it off and try and see where it's coming from! I

No don't do that you'll f*ck the timing up, you need special cam locking tools if you remove the rocker cover.

First thing i'd do is clean all the oil off everything so you can see exactly where the leak's coming from.

 

[bb55am]

the last thing id be doing is jetwashing engine bay!

 

[Stevehf2]

So one bolt at a time and try squirt the sealant in?
Do they need torque back down

 

[Mr R.]

Yes that will be fine and yes they do.

 

[Stevehf2]

What foot lb is it if anyone knows?

 

[flebay]

12 newton meters

 

[DaveDreads]

So one bolt at a time and try squirt the sealant in?
Do they need torque back down

Don't squirt sealant down the holes, put it on the underside of the bolt heads.

 

[Mr R.]

It could also be coming from the vvt oil seal.

 

[Stevehf2]

What's the vvt

 

[DaveDreads]

Variable Valve Timing

 

[RS Charlie]

The breather seal going in between the inlet manifold and the cam cover is another suspect.

 

[Romano]

Hi guys. I had this same issue of oil leaking from these bolts and applied this fix but now the car is running very rough. Could removing the bolts have messed up the timing?? I removed them one by one, put sealant around the head and then made sure each one was tight before moving onto the next but now I'm worried i have screwed the timing...