 Do you have/had an oil leak?, Take the Poll |
 Jan 13, 2006 - 5:25 PM
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Just curious. I know most have higher mileage engines due to the age of our cars. My celi with 70K appears to have just developed a small leak. I guess most cars will develop oil leaks with age, mileage, or driving habits. Do you think 70K is early for a leak (I don't drive her really hard and my engine is hardly modified)?
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Jan 15, 2006 - 10:18 AM
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With close to 265,000 miles on mine I've got a pretty good handle on where most of the leaks will come from/are coming from. Right now I'm leak free, but there were lots of gaskets that needed replacing to get me here. First and foremost, valve cover gasket is the most common one (done that one more than a few times). Second is a gasket on the side (distributor, I think? I had my mechanic take care of that one). If you can get under your car with a light you'll see it coming down the side there if that's the culprit. Thirdly if you've got a manual tranny, the gaskets for your axles can leak (Tranny oil, but it's still drops on your garage floor). Now that all my leaks are fixed my car doesn't lose much oil. I used to burn a quart between oil changes, and now it's probably less than a quarter of a quart. And by the way, 70k is not too early. Gasket failure is not only a function of mileage, but also age.
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Celicav Do you have/had an oil leak? Jan 13, 2006 - 5:25 PM
Bigmeanbulldog55 70k is not too early. That's about the time c... Jan 13, 2006 - 5:36 PM
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