# 2008 Hyundai Veracruz - oil leaks onto alternator

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-oil-leaks-onto-alternator/155631>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, veracruz\
**Created:** [December 31, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-oil-leaks-onto-alternator/155631 "2019-12-31T12:39:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Allen16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Allen16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Allen16)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-oil-leaks-onto-alternator/155631/1 "2019-12-31T12:39:18Z")

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any permanent solution for oil leaking from valve  
cover gasket onto alternator. Alternator shorts out  
all dash lights come on, and engine stops running.  
Been through this scenario four times. This is really  
problematic and any suggestions appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-oil-leaks-onto-alternator/155631/2 "2019-12-31T17:03:57Z")

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Four time? I would wonder about the quality of the replacement gaskets, where were they from?  
It is possible the valve cover itself was damaged during one of the replacements.