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Feb 29, 2012 | 04:09 PM

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robert miller

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Originally Posted by ChrisRTA

I am going to clean it this weekend with the power washer and my race ramps. Thanks for the mineral water tip. Hopefully I can get it next to spotless on the bottom.

Good news! I found the leak.

Looks like it is a loose bolt on the oil pan. How should I go about fixing this? Torque the bolt to spec? Whats the tq spec?

Also, is the UV dye safe to keep in the oil? Or should I change the oil?

you will be good until next oil chg, Glad you got the problem and also it wasnt the front seal are something worse that just a oil pan bolt... But If me would still really clean all of that junk off the motor....Robert

Feb 29, 2012 | 07:40 PM

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Ran the car again just to double check that I have it fixed. Looks like it doesn't leak at that bolt anymore, but it is looks like it may be leaking at the lower drivers side timing chain cover. Going to let it sit over night and see what happens. If I see a sizable amount come from that spot I am going to go ahead and remove the steering shaft and stuff. Or should I try to just tighten the bolts?

Feb 29, 2012 | 08:04 PM

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FourG63 97GST

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How many miles on the motor?, an oil pan leak isn't out of the norm.
The oil pan is two pieces, and easy one and a remove the cradle one.

Feb 29, 2012 | 08:15 PM

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How many miles on the motor?, an oil pan leak isn't out of the norm.
The oil pan is two pieces, and easy one and a remove the cradle one.

Motor only has 45k on it.

Feb 29, 2012 | 09:50 PM

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Motor only has 45k on it.

You should not be having problems with only 45,k miles. Hopfully it is only the pan bolts make sure all of them are just good and tight. Clean that like bret told you and go from that point....

Apr 10, 2012 | 04:01 PM

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UPDATE!

After tuning, driving, and tuning some more... (Thanks to Bret's help!!)

The oil leak has returned! This time with a vengeance. Pulled the car out of the garage and noticed drops of oil. Looked underneath to see my clean motor dirty again. Pulled out my UV light, sure enough it is oil. Oil pressure is good, oil level is good. Pistons/Cylinders are good (compression/no blow by).

This time I didn't want to mess around. Got to wrenching and this is what I found.

Looks like the crank pulley seal started to fray. Strange, but at least I found the leak!

So now it is decision time.

Does the crank pulley sealing surface look good? Or do I need a new one?

Cam upgrade... or no cam upgrade?

Oil pump refresh?

I don't know... thoughts? Car is a 2004 w/ roughly 45k miles.

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Apr 10, 2012 | 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BLOWNBLUEZ06

There are no sensors on the side up front that involve oil. Just the temp sensor in the back above the oil filter. The supercharger feed line is front and almost center on the side. Could be power steering pump, hose or connection leaking since it's front and mid way up on the driver side. Not ruling it out until the actual source is discovered.

How about the cam sensor was thinking it had a o ring on it if you pulled the one bolt out that holds it in.. Robert

Apr 10, 2012 | 04:20 PM

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Oil pump refresh?

I don't know... thoughts? Car is a 2004 w/ roughly 45k miles.

With no more miles than that if me and to that point in the down time put in new stuff all you can. Yes plus a cam also if you want something diff sounding in the car. It would sound nice for sure....