2001 Coupe...small oil leak?
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Racer
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From: Northern NJ
2001 Coupe...small oil leak?
Original owner, 2001 Coupe, 6sp, 29K miles. I'm now noticing small oil
leak on garage floor, forward of oil filter so its not the filter. Oil pan
shows some film of oiliness, likely from air blowy. I don't have a lift so
I haven't looked thoroughly. Any thoughts about this? I was gong to jack
the front and see if oil pan bolts are snug, haven't done so yet.
Thanks very much for any comments....Bob
leak on garage floor, forward of oil filter so its not the filter. Oil pan
shows some film of oiliness, likely from air blowy. I don't have a lift so
I haven't looked thoroughly. Any thoughts about this? I was gong to jack
the front and see if oil pan bolts are snug, haven't done so yet.
Thanks very much for any comments....Bob
Melting Slicks
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oil leak
I purchased a 2001 coupe in may of 2014 and I had a oil leak similar to the one you have. I had one of the lower oil pan bolt that had broken, but not completely in two pieces thus it looked fine until I put a wrench on it. I was leaking and blowing back towards the oil filter. It was a small leak like you are describing also. Hope this helps
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Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 365
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From: Northern NJ
I purchased a 2001 coupe in may of 2014 and I had a oil leak similar to the one you have. I had one of the lower oil pan bolt that had broken, but not completely in two pieces thus it looked fine until I put a wrench on it. I was leaking and blowing back towards the oil filter. It was a small leak like you are describing also. Hope this helps.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: USA
oil leak
The bolt was broken at a angle, just a little point was holding. I was able to get the bolt to unscrew by putting pressure upward on the broken piece while unscrewing it. I found the broken bolt when I tried checking all the lower bolts. It is not a bad job to remove the lower pan if you have to.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 365
Likes: 3
From: Northern NJ
The bolt was broken at a angle, just a little point was holding. I was able to get the bolt to unscrew by putting pressure upward on the broken piece while unscrewing it. I found the broken bolt when I tried checking all the lower bolts. It is not a bad job to remove the lower pan if you have to.
Thanks again, this has been very helpful...Bob
