I have an 88' F150 4X4 with the 5.0L 302 engine. It recently started leaking oil on the passenger side. I can see it dripping from about half way down the engine block. Sorry I'm new to Do It Yourself vehicle repair. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ryan

 

First, pinpoint the source of the leak. Study this:

 

It just looks like it's coming out around one of the spark plugs. Is that a common place for a leak?

 

It's an impossible place. It's coming down from above, and pooling the plug well. You probably need a valve cover gasket, which is a VERY common repair on any engine this old.

SMN is running slowly right now, but when you can see the thumbnail below, click it & scroll down near the bottom to the pics of the valve cover gasket replacement: