I have some oil leaks in some usual places such as the tappet cover, vacuum pump, and maybe the front cover and /or the front main seal. The other day I noticed some oil coming around from the rear of the engine. I thought it was from the valve cover but upon further inspection it appears that it is coming from between the head and the block. I looked at it with a mirror and can see the joint between the two has a wet oily line. the oil is migrating down and onto the block. About 4 months ago I blew my radiator climbing the mountain and briefly overheated the engine(my fault), could this be a by product of the incident and I almost blew my head gasket or could there be a simpler explanation? No coolant in the oil and no oil in the coolant.

I believe I have the L bracket left over from my swap if yours does not have one.

I believe I have the L bracket left over from my swap if yours does not have one.

i forgot to put mine back on and its fine lol

I guess when I get into it I'll see if there is one there. I dont remember it being there when I replaced the VP, but we will see. If there is not one there, the dealer must not have put it back which means I have had one hanging with out it for for the past 210k miles.

I guess when I get into it I'll see if there is one there. I dont remember it being there when I replaced the VP, but we will see. If there is not one there, the dealer must not have put it back which means I have had one hanging with out it for for the past 210k miles.

i left my bracket off and have had zero problems for 40,000 or so miles