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oil out of back of engine onto hot pipes why from where

looney1316
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Asked by looney1316 Jul 23, 2007 at 11:00 PM about the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

1990 corvette oil on trsns behind top of motor running down on to hot pipes ,from where ,why also clunk when given gas, trans or u joint ?

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littlehorn
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Sounds like either a rear main seal, external head gasket leak, or valve cover gaskets causing the oil on your exhaust pipes. The thunk on acceleration is probably U-joints since the Corvette is rear-wheel drive. Have the U-joints checked for play before suspecting the transmission.

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