# EGR Question? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [December 31, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650 "2019-12-31T17:47:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650/1 "2019-12-31T17:47:16Z")
1990 F150 Right before Christmas I checked the oil as it has been useing a little now I am thinking maybe leaking instead but no puddle’s under truck noticed the EGR tube was covered with oil but was dry at both end’s and every were around it. I cleaned it off put between 75 to 100 mile’s on it & noticed it is covered again any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650/2 "2019-12-31T20:26:32Z")
Something is leaking oil onto the tube; the problem isn’t the tube itself, or the EGR valve. What engine do you have, and can you post a picture of the area? ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650/3 "2019-12-31T20:33:20Z")
Engine is 302 & I have no way to take a picture & do not have the knoledge to post if I did have a picture. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650/4 "2019-12-31T20:36:43Z")
As far as something oil on it that is what I thought also but everything in the area that completelly dry it also look’s thick like something you would see in end of a tailpipe. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650/5 "2019-12-31T20:38:09Z")
Does it look like this? I would suspect a leaky valve cover gasket. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/b/db9a121d16a0d4031f54724d9960ec3543535188.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/egr-question/155650/6 "2019-12-31T20:41:48Z")
That is it even the right body color will have check the gasket