Major oil leak in my baby, shes bleeding to death !

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Feb 20, 2010 | 11:33 AM
  #1  
Ok so i just swapped trannys got that done at a shop and i just installed the crank sensor at the bottom of the engine, i didnt see any o ring for the crank sensor im not sure if it needs one the one i took out didnt have one.

well it doesnt seem to drip oil unless the engine is hot or the engine is running but the whole undercarriage is covered in oil and there is a steady drip when its running.

it seems to be coming from the area of driver side injectors but i cant pinpoint it because there is oil everywhere all the way down half the cat and its even dripping on the exhaust and thats how i noticed it because i can smell burning oil after i drive.

i included some pics if it helps, please let me know what you guys think thanks so much!


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Feb 20, 2010 | 05:11 PM
  #2  
either a dr valve cover or probably the timing cover (either between ft and rear or between rear and cyl head)
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Feb 20, 2010 | 08:06 PM
  #3  
first thing is to clean up the area so u can figure out where its from.
Im assuming you swapped out a manual trans. Maybe its leaking from the rear main seal?
Check oil cooler lines/filter. Could be a valve cover but that looks like to much oil. Check oil pan.
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Feb 20, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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Check your tip stick and make sure its all the way in. Trust me. lol. After i installed bunch of polished parts in my engine bay the dipstick was never put in all the way and oil was squirting out. It took me a day to figure it out. it was also only on the drivers side of the engine/underbody.
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Feb 20, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Quote: first thing is to clean up the area so u can figure out where its from.
Im assuming you swapped out a manual trans. Maybe its leaking from the rear main seal?
Check oil cooler lines/filter. Could be a valve cover but that looks like to much oil. Check oil pan.
^^ I agree. Best thing I've found to clean up a mess like that under the car is simple green. I have one spray bottle with simple green, and another with just water in it. Spray an area down with the simple green, let it sit for a few minutes, then use the other spray bottle to rinse with. Works good.. Once you get it cleaned up, it'll be a lot easier to see where it's coming from.
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Feb 21, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Hopefully just the valve cover.. oil doesn't travel up (gravity works)... so find the highest point.
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Feb 27, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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ya i cleaned it all up and noticed my dipstick was not in all the way and i havent driven since but i hope that solved it, i also gave it an oil change
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Feb 28, 2010 | 10:12 PM
  #8  
in pic 2 and 3 the smaller line looks like it's missing hose clamps.
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Mar 1, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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is your car an 2003-or-2004 i can show you what i had wrong with my car when we found out after the engine was pulled. Bad seals behind the timing plate and my turner said he seen alot of cars come in the shop wit this.. Think is a Maf defect. here is a few pics.

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Mar 1, 2010 | 04:01 PM
  #10  
well if it's the dipstick i'll be sure to watch out for that as well.... Ihate that dipstick
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May 10, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Quote: ya i cleaned it all up and noticed my dipstick was not in all the way and i havent driven since but i hope that solved it, i also gave it an oil change
Did you fix the problem?
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May 10, 2010 | 08:29 PM
  #12  
yea the fkn dipstick location/angle sucks
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