I removed my valve cover and noticed these 4 holes next to the valve cover bolts. I am curious to know where this hole under the valve cover leads to. It looks like an oil drain hole? Does it go straight to the oil pan? Any info on this hole would be much appreciated. Thanks

 

yes you are correct

 

so it goes right to the oil pan?

 

or does it pass other places in between?

 

It is a passage through the head and block leading down into the crankcase to be recirculated and filtered by the oil pump.

 

Yup. Those oil galley goes down to the oil pan to be recirculated.

 

I dropped a socket down one of those before lol Yes, it goes straight down to the oil pan.....thank God lol

 

Yea that 's exactly what I did..Thanks for the reply