drip drip drip
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Racer
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From: B-town Idaho
drip drip drip
i have a fairly good oil leak coming out of the front of the engine somewhere, i have oil dripping off of the cross bar, i can't see anything up past that bar, would anyone have an idea of where i should even look for the main cause?
Burning Brakes
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Well... the best thing to do would be to pressure wash all of teh leaking oil off of your engine... Then put some dye in the crankcase and use an ultraviolet light to find out exactly where it's coming from.
Short of that... your cross bar obviously isn't leaking
So see if you can determine where the oil is coming from that is getting on that. It's gotta come from higher up... My guess is porbably valve covers... but the dye is the best way.
Short of that... your cross bar obviously isn't leaking
So see if you can determine where the oil is coming from that is getting on that. It's gotta come from higher up... My guess is porbably valve covers... but the dye is the best way.
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From: The reason time exists is so everything doesn't happen at once
Originally Posted by Saisling
Well... the best thing to do would be to pressure wash all of teh leaking oil off of your engine... Then put some dye in the crankcase and use an ultraviolet light to find out exactly where it's coming from.
Short of that... your cross bar obviously isn't leaking So see if you can determine where the oil is coming from that is getting on that. It's gotta come from higher up... My guess is porbably valve covers... but the dye is the best way.
Short of that... your cross bar obviously isn't leaking
So see if you can determine where the oil is coming from that is getting on that. It's gotta come from higher up... My guess is porbably valve covers... but the dye is the best way.
Do not pressure wash your engine unless you enjoy replacing the opti. If you're going to clean off the oil use a product like Simple Green and lots of rags.
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Originally Posted by ENZVETTE
I had the same problem and it was my steering rack
Those leaks can be deceptive. Check your steering rack, pump and PS lines, too, especially around the fittings.
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From: The reason time exists is so everything doesn't happen at once
Originally Posted by onedef92
Those leaks can be deceptive. Check your steering rack, pump and PS lines, too, especially around the fittings.
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Originally Posted by Red Dragon 79
what type of dye can i use and where can i get it?
But you have to have a uv light to see it.
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