Oil Leak & Valve Cover Gasket Repair in Daphne, AL

Signs of an oil leak

• Dark brown or black spots where you park
• A burning-oil smell after a drive, often oil dripping onto the hot exhaust
• Light smoke from under the hood
• An oily, grimy engine around the top or the bottom
• Low oil on the dipstick between oil changes, or an oil pressure light

Is a small leak worth fixing? A slow seep isn’t an emergency, but it doesn’t fix itself. Oil dripping on the exhaust is a fire risk, oil soaking rubber hoses and belts shortens their life, and running low on oil can ruin an engine. We’ll tell you honestly whether yours needs fixing now or can wait.

Common sources we repair

• Valve cover gaskets (the most common leak on most engines)
• Oil pan gaskets and drain plugs
• Oil filter housing and oil cooler gaskets
• Front crank and cam seals
• Rear main seals
• Timing cover gaskets

What to expect

Call to set up a time. We’ll clean and inspect the engine to find where the oil is actually coming from, since oil runs downhill and the drip is often far from the leak. Then we’ll quote the repair before we start.

Related services

• Engine repair
• Timing belt replacement
• Car maintenance and tune-ups

Why Valentine Automotive

We’re a family-owned shop in Daphne, open since 2015. Stuart and Erik Valentine are ASE certified and spent years at Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru and Toyota dealerships before opening the shop. We work on cars and light trucks, foreign and domestic. (We don’t work on diesels or big trucks.)