Oil Leak Through VC Studs

[spdbrake]

I'm guessing the oil is wicking in at the valve cover to gasket and spiraling up the stud.

Stat-o-seals work great for bolt leaks but I'm afraid they won't work on the studs (need a smooth shank area to seal).
https://www.parker.com/literature/Se...CSS%205125.pdf

Parker does make a Thread seal version that MSC stocks. https://www.mscdirect.com
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/65075848

[RockBit]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

I'm guessing the oil is wicking in at the valve cover to gasket and spiraling up the stud.

Stat-o-seals work great for bolt leaks but I'm afraid they won't work on the studs (need a smooth shank area to seal).
https://www.parker.com/literature/Se...CSS%205125.pdf

Parker does make a Thread seal version that MSC stocks. https://www.mscdirect.com
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/65075848

Thanks. The gasket is tight and dry on both sides all the way around the studs. The holes the studs are in, at least the leaking ones, are not blind holes. The oil is coming into the bottom of the hole and going up the threads. The heads are aluminum so the studs get looser when the engine heats up.

I thought the teflon tape would do the trick, but maybe I didn’t wrap the studs enough times. Something that will seal the threads in the hole will do the trick, but I’m not sure what to use.