Nah..pretty unlikely that It's just gonna gush.

Wanna be SCARED?.....talk about a ticking time bomb!....Those of us with the Mechanical Oil pressure gauge and the cheezy plastic oil pressure tube running up under the dash....That puppy breaks at speed on the hyway, will pump your foot-well full of oil in about 2 minutes flat. First untold MESS, Second engine goes BANG!.

shudder!

unkahal

 

That happened to me on a breaking run around the block....had to replace the padding and front carpet. Engine survived

 

Happened to me in somewhat the same way. Got to the stop sign at the end of the block and realized I had no oil pressure. Eased back home and when I opened the garage door, saw a very large puddle of oil in the middle of the floor. My line had broken in the engine compartment before I pulled out of the garage. My initial fix was to replace the plastic line with a nitrous oxide hose. Later, I replaced all my gauges and went with an electric oil pressure gauge.

I've battled leaks on my '73 since I bought it: Transmission dipstick. Transmission pan. Oil pan. Valve covers. Timing cover. Carburetor. Cooling system. Fuel system. Power steering leaked at every possible point. Finally gave up completely on the factory power steering and went with a Borgeson system. One by one, I worked on solving each leak. Fingers are crossed, but at the moment, the only type of leak that I have is an internal one (oil consumption). I plan to fix that this winter with a new engine.

DC

 

I had picket duty at an MTD leased facility. Got part way home and get lifter noise. Stop and checked under the hood and found the plastic oil line snapped at the engine.
I figured that the engine was shot anyway, so I drove home. The 68 327/350 was down two quarts. I filled it up and it was fine until I got a ZZ4 many years later. Lou.

 

yikes!

 

When I bought my 1979, some ten years ago, it was leaking fluids from virtually everywhere. This is what happens when a car sits static for long periods of time. The fluids dripping from under the car created an impressive mosaic of various viscosities.

I decided to assess the situation by listing all the fluids that could possibly escape, and if each fluid was actually leaking from this particular car. Here is the list I came up with.

Gasoline – Yes, from carb and fuel pump.
Coolant – Yes, from one hose, intake manifold and radiator.
Motor oil – Yes, from oil pan, rear main, and valve covers.
Transmission oil – Yes, from side cover and rear seal.
Differential oil – Yes, from pinion seal.
Power steering fluid – Yes, from power steering control valve & hoses.
Brake fluid – Yes, from master cylinder and one caliper.
A/C refrigerant – Yes, from somewhere, as system was empty.
Washer fluid – Yes, from one of the hoses to the wiper blades.
Steering box oil – Only slight moisture; no dripping.
Battery – No, but it was old and weak, so needed replaced anyway.

Perhaps I missed something, but I believe that is 11 possible places. After much diagnosis, restoration, component replacements, new hoses, and seal and gasket sets, everything on the car is functioning properly—and is leaking zero fluids—as I write this. Of course, I know it's just a matter of time for something to begin leaking, but that's one reason I find the car so endearing. Why else do we put ourselves through this?

It was also leaking vacuum from a number of places, but this thread is about fluids, so I will spare you.

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1979 L82 M21 FE7
Classic White / Doeskin

 

I've had 4 MG's of various years and models, they all dripped.
But you also had to carry a can of light oil to constantly fill the SU carbs piston. My first one ate oil so bad that I filled the carbs every time I got gas. Went to Webers and solved the problem.
And lets not even mention the electrical nightmares.

Some cars just want your attention all the time.