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[rurbasic2]

This 3.4L V6 DOHC engine is rare for GM as it was only offered for a couple years as a big engine option for this front wheel drive car. It's also known as the Monte Carlo engine.

My copy of this engine has an oil leak and I believe that it is coming from what is called the oil distribution cover. This is between the heads and below the intake manifold which acrobaticly rests between the two heads. There is a strange L-shape molded into the cover which I believe is an oil channel. Note that this engine is known to have an oil leak gushing from the sealed-off hole where the distributor once attached. This is also known as the oil pump shaft. This is not an issure with my engine as it is sealed with silicon here and not leaking.

I have not been able to remove this cover to replace the gasket which would fix the oil leak. I'm seeking instruction on how to remove this cover. I don't wish to remove the heads and I prefer not to remove the power steering pump. However, removing the power steering pump would give me access with a chisel from the front of the engine. I have access from the back of the engine to put a chisel at the edge of the cover but the cover hasn't lifted.

Anybody been working on this engine before? I could post pictures.
Rob