 Oil leak need help |
 Feb 20, 2011 - 9:28 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 5, '07 From Santa Maria Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
My 1996 GT is now leaking oil. Leak appears to be coming from the passenger side, about 2 feet from the front tire (maybe a bit less). I took a look in there but its pretty wet. Lots of drip points and I can't really tell where its comming from. Also, after driving on the freeway I can smell the oil burning and smoke starts to appear. I am assuming the oil is dripping on something hot and burning off. The leak doesn't happen while the car is sitting cold. Only seems to happen after a drive while its cooling down. Its not a small drip either, its a pretty big puddle. The more I drive the more it leaks. Any ideas?
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Feb 21, 2011 - 9:19 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '10 From Lancaster, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
+1. Check under the timing belt cover. I had a leak at my oil pump seal, not the rubber gasket but the round seal. The oil would run down the side of the oil pump and then run horizontal across the oil pan where it connects to the block. It would drip in several spots aft of the oil pan, and wasn't that noticable at the oil pump itself until we took off the timing belt cover. Good luck.
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k-weaver Oil leak need help Feb 20, 2011 - 9:28 PM
Bitter cam or crank oil seals, oil pump seal. look under ... Feb 20, 2011 - 10:39 PM czwalga I would say it's probably your oil pump, one o... Feb 21, 2011 - 11:08 AM xrav22 QUOTE (k-weaver @ Feb 20, 2011 - 10... Feb 21, 2011 - 1:38 PM Smaay ill bet its the power steering. the PS pump is not... Feb 21, 2011 - 1:43 PM k-weaver Thanks for all the replies guys. I'm going to ... Feb 22, 2011 - 4:12 PM trdproven could be power steering if you can distinguish and... Feb 22, 2011 - 7:45 PM
k-weaver QUOTE (trdproven @ Feb 23, 2011 - 12... Feb 22, 2011 - 8:26 PM k-weaver I just got under the car today, pulled off the pla... Mar 5, 2011 - 10:02 PM xrav22 QUOTE (k-weaver @ Mar 5, 2011 - 11... Mar 7, 2011 - 2:53 AM k-weaver Thanks for the info....I was able to remove the ha... Mar 7, 2011 - 8:07 PM k-weaver weired....car is throwing a P0340 - http://www.obd... Mar 7, 2011 - 8:13 PM xrav22 QUOTE (k-weaver @ Mar 7, 2011 - 9... Mar 8, 2011 - 2:16 PM k-weaver QUOTE (xrav22 @ Mar 8, 2011 - 7:16 P... Mar 8, 2011 - 9:48 PM |
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