It's damaged. A previous PO has bolted it on too tight and three or four of the holes that the bolts go through are snapped in half so only minimal pressure in those areas to the block so the oil is seeping out. Two holes are totally gone so the cover is only being pulled down to the block by the remaining bolts. I replaced the seal in Nov and the cover was clotted with a foul thick layer of goo and carbon. But its on its last legs and oil is seeping onto the manifolds and burning. Really need to replace but they are like hens teeth!
Just bought one from Dead Jeep. Pretty good at $102 including postage to the UK. Thanks for the steer!
Oh blimey, I'll check but yes I think it was plastic as that's all I could find. They seem to be super rare even in the statesp
My mistake, I got it from Neverenoughauto not DeadJeep, they didn't have one in the end. This looks like an aluminium one but it may well be plastic. What problems did you have Woozy?
