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Have already replaced oil pressure sender which was previously leaking and manifold gaskets. Still have a leak that seams to be coming from passenger side. I have no oil pressure drops, smoking, and/or burning oil smell since my repairs but still have a leak and the bottom of car looks like this. PLEASE HELP. Drip does seem to be coming from lower end of pan. I know this was before becauae of oil sender leak being swept across pan. Could a rear main seal cover entirety of the pan like this??
That's a lot of oil. My guess would be rear main seal or rear cover seal. Per Bill Curlee's advice, I would clean off all of that oil underneath and the entire back of the engine. Once its clean, start the car and let it idle. Inspect the rear of the engine behind the manifold with an inspection mirror and a good light and see if the oil is starting high and running down. You could also put some dye in the oil and use a blacklight to trace the source of the leak. Auto parts stores have those dye kits you can rent.
Got in there and sprayed under car with brake cleaner. Sprayed a little behind motor etc as well and i notice this. The valve circled in the picture was totally not connected and kind of sitting sideways atop the hole. There was oil residue inside but i didnt see a whole lot around the area. Could this have been a potential cause as well?
Last edited by Bstan1009; Nov 11, 2019 at 03:29 PM.
Let idle for about 10 mimutea and a pretty big puddle of oil formed on the cardboard direclty below the lower portion of the oil pan. Could be drainage from the oil that was cleaned off with the brake fluid but it was pretty dark. Does this sound like a pan gasket issue?
Didn’t you already post this issue? Oil leaks are the hardest to diagnose in real life let alone the internet. I would wipe everything down the best you can and put dye in the oil. Normal culprits are valve cover gaskets, rear main, front seal, upper and lower oil pan, and oil pressure sender. It’s impossible for anyone to diagnose this over the internet as oil sprays everywhere when it leaks. You’re looking for an easy fix to a complicated problem.
Last edited by Chillo32; Nov 11, 2019 at 05:41 PM.
Didn’t you already post this issue? Oil leaks are the hardest to diagnose in real life let alone the internet. I would wipe everything down the best you can and put dye in the oil. Normal culprits are valve cover gaskets, rear main, front seal, upper and lower oil pan, and oil pressure sender. It’s impossible for anyone to diagnose this over the internet as oil sprays everywhere when it leaks. You’re looking for an easy fix to a complicated problem.
not so much really. I know it is complicated and do not expect an easy fix, as amazingly nice as that would be, and am just trying to get as much information as I possibly can to go about fixing the issue without uneccessary time and/or money used. Also to dictate whether it will be more of a DIY or to what extent a mechanic will be needed. The engine area looks pretty damn clean as far as I can tell. It seems to be coming from beneath the car now. Previously the oil sender was leaking and there was oil in the intake manifold before i changes the gasketa which likely led to the sweep across the pan while in motion. Now in just idle it is dripping but only from the area towards the rear of the oil pan gasket. I will have to get it up on a lift to get a better look from now. I will do the dye test tomorrow as well before moving forward with any repairs. Thanks.
It’s best to work top down. If the valley pan and valve covers look good, then look at the rear main and front cover. Then move down to oil pain upper and lower.
Last edited by Chillo32; Nov 11, 2019 at 06:39 PM.
Oil leak (PICS) need help.
