got a nasty oil leak....
03-28-2006, 06:04 PM
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got a nasty oil leak....
I have had an oil leak for a while now, just a few drops every now and again. it started right after my last oil change so i figured that little gasket/washer on the oil drain plug had gone bad.
i was gonna wait till my next oil change to fix it (in about 500 miles) but the oil leak has been getting progressively worse.
i noticed today that whenever i rev the motor above idle oil pretty much just drips constantly. my oil pressure also jumps from about 25-50+ when revved so i'm thinking the leak must come from a pressurized gasket.
my question is: what places on the engine are pressurized by oil? so far i've come up with that little fitting for the oil pressure gauge and maybe the rear main seal.
any help is appreciated as i can barely drive it anymore it is leaking so bad.[&o] (daily driver too)
thanks.
i was gonna wait till my next oil change to fix it (in about 500 miles) but the oil leak has been getting progressively worse.
i noticed today that whenever i rev the motor above idle oil pretty much just drips constantly. my oil pressure also jumps from about 25-50+ when revved so i'm thinking the leak must come from a pressurized gasket.
my question is: what places on the engine are pressurized by oil? so far i've come up with that little fitting for the oil pressure gauge and maybe the rear main seal.
any help is appreciated as i can barely drive it anymore it is leaking so bad.[&o] (daily driver too)
thanks.
03-28-2006, 06:06 PM
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RE: got a nasty oil leak....
ORIGINAL: fordguy17
I have had an oil leak for a while now, just a few drops every now and again. it started right after my last oil change so i figured that little gasket/washer on the oil drain plug had gone bad.
i was gonna wait till my next oil change to fix it (in about 500 miles) but the oil leak has been getting progressively worse.
i noticed today that whenever i rev the motor above idle oil pretty much just drips constantly. my oil pressure also jumps from about 25-50+ when revved so i'm thinking the leak must come from a pressurized gasket.
my question is: what places on the engine are pressurized by oil? so far i've come up with that little fitting for the oil pressure gauge and maybe the rear main seal.
any help is appreciated as i can barely drive it anymore it is leaking so bad.[&o] (daily driver too)
thanks.
I have had an oil leak for a while now, just a few drops every now and again. it started right after my last oil change so i figured that little gasket/washer on the oil drain plug had gone bad.
i was gonna wait till my next oil change to fix it (in about 500 miles) but the oil leak has been getting progressively worse.
i noticed today that whenever i rev the motor above idle oil pretty much just drips constantly. my oil pressure also jumps from about 25-50+ when revved so i'm thinking the leak must come from a pressurized gasket.
my question is: what places on the engine are pressurized by oil? so far i've come up with that little fitting for the oil pressure gauge and maybe the rear main seal.
any help is appreciated as i can barely drive it anymore it is leaking so bad.[&o] (daily driver too)
thanks.
As for the leak.. where does it look like it's coming from? Front or rear of the engine? Top or Bottom??
03-28-2006, 06:22 PM
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RE: got a nasty oil leak....
My stock oil pressure guage moves around as well. There have been sveral posts lately about the oil guage movement.
As far as the leak it could be several things.
Dripping constantly I would try to find where it's coming from. Clean up underneath as well as you can and check the following:
Oil pan gasket.
The pan itself (no kidding, mine was started to rust and oil was very slowly seeping through)
Rear main (this is a common problem area)
Pressure sending unit (this is a common problem area)
As far as the leak it could be several things.
Dripping constantly I would try to find where it's coming from. Clean up underneath as well as you can and check the following:
Oil pan gasket.
The pan itself (no kidding, mine was started to rust and oil was very slowly seeping through)
Rear main (this is a common problem area)
Pressure sending unit (this is a common problem area)
03-28-2006, 08:03 PM
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RE: got a nasty oil leak....
i agree..intake will do it too..puddled right on the timing cover valley...
ORIGINAL: Grimace5.0
If it's in the front it may be the seal on the timing cover that goes over the crank.
If it's in the front it may be the seal on the timing cover that goes over the crank.
03-28-2006, 11:39 PM
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RE: got a nasty oil leak....
thanks everyone. i found the leak pretty quick. it was coming from the oil pressure sender.
the nut/compression washer that hold on the copper line for the gauge had come loose. 5 minutes with a wrench fixed it.
good info for future reference though. thanks.
the nut/compression washer that hold on the copper line for the gauge had come loose. 5 minutes with a wrench fixed it.
good info for future reference though. thanks.
03-28-2006, 11:56 PM
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RE: got a nasty oil leak....
ORIGINAL: 89GTRed
wow good to hear! glad it worked out so easily 4 ya.
wow good to hear! glad it worked out so easily 4 ya.
me too. i just feel dumb about waiting 2500 hundred miles to fix it, when it was so easy...
(and 4 quarts of oil)