Leaky Oil Filler Tube

[gregory914]

Over the years my Burb with 119K miles (97 K1500 5.7) has been having oil on the valve cover. I wash the engine once or twice a year but haven't done it for a while. After changing the oil this week I cleaned it off and today can see oil seeping from the base of the oil fill tube. Has anyone had this problem and is there a fix like a gasket or O-ring. It doesn't seem like the tube screws in and I'd like to have the parts to fix it when I pull the valve cover.

THANKS!

[Tod1]

Originally Posted by gregory914

Over the years my Burb with 119K miles (97 K1500 5.7) has been having oil on the valve cover. I wash the engine once or twice a year but haven't done it for a while. After changing the oil this week I cleaned it off and today can see oil seeping from the base of the oil fill tube. Has anyone had this problem and is there a fix like a gasket or O-ring. It doesn't seem like the tube screws in and I'd like to have the parts to fix it when I pull the valve cover.

THANKS!

Had same problem on 98 K2500 147K clean cover good used some gasket sealer around base of tube no leak sense a cheap fix make sure it is high temp rated could be a better way but this fixed my problem