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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Hi, I have an oil leak coming the front of the motor and can't figure out where it is coming from! It looks to me like it's coming from the Oil Pan and not the crank pulley! But I can wipe all the oil off and clean it all and the next day the oil is everywhere all over the bottom of the oil pan and on the front leaf spring but I have checked the oil daily with no change in the level! Plz help me!
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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Hi Ross.
By your profile you have a 98?
If that is the case, has your belt sliped off its pully latly?
If so, you may want to look to see if your crank pully has slid backwards into the cover.
Just go out to your car & stand on the passenger side & look down there to see if the pully has slid back.
If you had another C/5 to capare to see if they are in the same position or not.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bumble-z
Hi Ross.
By your profile you have a 98?
If that is the case, has your belt sliped off its pully latly?
If so, you may want to look to see if your crank pully has slid backwards into the cover.
Just go out to your car & stand on the passenger side & look down there to see if the pully has slid back.
If you had another C/5 to capare to see if they are in the same position or not.
No the pulley to still on right and another member are actually in the process of changing a harmonic balancer on his C5 becuz it slid back but mine is fine!
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Maybe it's power steering fluid...
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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Get every thing cleaned up real good.
Then look for where the oil is coming from.
Shouldn't be that hard to find.
Good luck.
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