Oil Leak, Possibly Fuel Pump?
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Racer
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From: Champaign Urbana IL
Oil Leak, Possibly Fuel Pump?
So the other day, didn't let the engine really warm up like I should have, was driving pretty hard and a couple miles later see white smoke. Pull over and find oil on the passengers side near where the fuel pump is. Just wondering if any of you had similar experiences and could direct me in the right direction to what the culprit is and how to attack this issue? There was oil on the top part of the fuel filter and then this...
Melting Slicks
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looks like antifreeze, cant really tell from pic, but i believe your heater hose came off the shutoff valve on the right side of picture. antifreeze on the ex. manifold will cause while smoke also.
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Champaign Urbana IL
thanks for the insight speedreed but it's definitely oil, not sure what the deal is with the cut hose (done by the previous owner) I don't have heat in the car and the ac doesn't work so maybe that has something to do with why it looks like that
