Oil leak on 97 C5
11-13-2018, 05:50 PM
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Oil leak on 97 C5
Hi, this is my 3rd C5 that i have owned and the first that has an oil leak, It is intermittent. there will be 3 oil spots towards the back of the engine about the size of a quarter each. sometimes on a long trip nothing other times there will be the 3 spots again, even shorts trips same very intermittent. you can smell oil burning sometimes but not all. any clues on how i can check to see if its an oil pressure sending unit or main seal? also the dipstick has never gone into the low zone obviously losing oil but not a lot. Oil pressure is normal as well.
Thanks for any help,
Brian
Thanks for any help,
Brian
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Keyman57 (04-30-2023)
11-13-2018, 06:18 PM
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1/4 mile/AutoX
the easiest would be a small mirror to check sender (oil) the rear main is another story, valve cover ????
11-13-2018, 07:28 PM
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11-13-2018, 09:58 PM
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