oil leak
10-08-2009, 09:52 PM
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oil leak i made the mistake of giving my car to a mechanic to fix it. i am never doing this ever again. i am doing the work myself now on.
i had a broken water pump and and oil leak. mechanic fixed the water pump fine for 1300
whatever im past that. he said he would fix the oil leak problem and didnt. he doesnt know if it is the oil pan gasket or the rear main seal. im hoping that it is just the gasket because i have decided i am going to replace that myself. is there any way i can tell for sure where the oil is coming from?
i really hope it is just the gasket because i dont have the tools do drop the tranny.
i had a broken water pump and and oil leak. mechanic fixed the water pump fine for 1300
whatever im past that. he said he would fix the oil leak problem and didnt. he doesnt know if it is the oil pan gasket or the rear main seal. im hoping that it is just the gasket because i have decided i am going to replace that myself. is there any way i can tell for sure where the oil is coming from?
i really hope it is just the gasket because i dont have the tools do drop the tranny.
10-08-2009, 11:46 PM
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1300? woah. punch him next time you see him... its a 1 hour job and a 150 dollar part.... anyway... yeah, you want to get some brake cleaner or engine degreaser and spray the crap out of the underside until you get the oil all cleaned up. than let the sucker run... you may need to take it around the block, but not to long of a ride or oil will run all over the place again... get a flashlight and watch it closely, be patient, it may take over an hour for it to appear... another way it to put die in the oil and look with a light... Ive never had much luck with the dies, though... all oil seems to glow with that light... good luck my freind!
10-10-2009, 01:21 AM
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understood... I think its one of those things you can't screw up unless you over tighten a bolt and break it off into the block. Pretty straight forward. All you need is a flat head screw driver and I think an 8mm socket and a bucket. That's it. Whatever you don't know how to do, always google it first just to see what you find. You might get lucky
10-10-2009, 09:36 AM
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What was stated above is the best way. Clean very well, run it and watch were it seeps from. . . It will take a little while. Dye should mostly be used for AC where the leak is not visible.
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10-10-2009, 12:29 PM
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thanks i will try that. i looked under it about a week ago after i hit the speed bump and when i noticed the leak. the pan was fine but oil was coming from the gasket area. im hoping its just this cuz i really dont want it to be the rear main seal
10-13-2009, 11:25 AM
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between the rear main and the oil pan..... its pick your poison, you have to drop the k member to access / remove the oil pan.....
thanks to gm for the design on our vehicles
thanks to gm for the design on our vehicles
my oil pressure and oil level is good to go tho. 
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DAMM! thats alot of money.
10-13-2009, 10:37 PM
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but as for the leak its not too bad. i was lookin under the car today and it looks to be the rear main seal and gasket. but as i was looking online for pricing for those, i ran across something called white shepherd. its an oil leak sealant that is supposed to fix the gasket and rear main seal. sounds too good to be true. anyone ever use this or something like it?
10-14-2009, 07:39 AM
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Do not run sealants in your oil or radiator. It's like saying "My finger is bleeding, I think I'll run a bunch of plaque through my heart to plug it up." What's stopping a sealant from deciding that an oil passage isn't a leak that needs to be closed up?
How is that possible? How does it stop an oil pan leak? Bonding to aluminum. How does it clog an oil passage in an LS motor? Bonding to aluminum.
It is non-clogging and will not harm your engine. Bonds to metal, aluminum, cast, alloy or plastic.
10-14-2009, 01:38 PM
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Do not run sealants in your oil or radiator. It's like saying "My finger is bleeding, I think I'll run a bunch of plaque through my heart to plug it up." What's stopping a sealant from deciding that an oil passage isn't a leak that needs to be closed up?
How is that possible? How does it stop an oil pan leak? Bonding to aluminum. How does it clog an oil passage in an LS motor? Bonding to aluminum.
How is that possible? How does it stop an oil pan leak? Bonding to aluminum. How does it clog an oil passage in an LS motor? Bonding to aluminum.
