Q: What would cause an oil gasket cover to crack? I mean a big crack and not one but 2 covers?
I have a Saturn 2002 SL2 can a hard shift make an oil gasket crack? I have replaced a cover almost a month ago, it had a big crack around where the chain is, it has been replaced and today it has cracked again and has oil leaking. What could be the problem?
My car has 86000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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