Oil leak
09-22-2013, 08:05 PM
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Oil leak Need help in tracking down an oil leak.
Formula ws6 M6 has 86K miles.
So i wiped everything down, drove the car and waited. Currently there are drops hanging around the oil filter, starter and tranny bellhousing. I also noticed some drops way in the back from the tranny crossmember and under along the bottom of the tranny itself. Its more serious around under the bellhousing and oil pan area. I'm guessing rear main seal but any help would be appreciated.
Formula ws6 M6 has 86K miles.
So i wiped everything down, drove the car and waited. Currently there are drops hanging around the oil filter, starter and tranny bellhousing. I also noticed some drops way in the back from the tranny crossmember and under along the bottom of the tranny itself. Its more serious around under the bellhousing and oil pan area. I'm guessing rear main seal but any help would be appreciated.
09-22-2013, 08:17 PM
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the only other possible leak to cause oil around that area would be the Oil pressure sending unit located behind the intake manifold at the back of the block. These can go bad sometime and leak around the sensor which then runs down the back of the block/bell housing. I just removed my motor for the exact same leak you are experiencing but mine was leaking from the rear main/ rear cover area. I would try looking with a mirror behind the intake at the Oil pressure sensor first to make sure its not leaking. More then likely you will be pulling the trans to inspect/replace the rear seal. OR in my case its easier for me to pull engine/trans/k member lol
09-22-2013, 08:17 PM
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Are you running noticeably lower on oil since you've spotted the leak? Just throwing it out there that when this happened to me it was actually my power steering fluid blowing out the top of the rack... my case was an obvious one though since i was feeding it power steering fluid every time I would drive it.
09-22-2013, 08:27 PM
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the only other possible leak to cause oil around that area would be the Oil pressure sending unit located behind the intake manifold at the back of the block. These can go bad sometime and leak around the sensor which then runs down the back of the block/bell housing. I just removed my motor for the exact same leak you are experiencing but mine was leaking from the rear main/ rear cover area. I would try looking with a mirror behind the intake at the Oil pressure sensor first to make sure its not leaking. More then likely you will be pulling the trans to inspect/replace the rear seal. OR in my case its easier for me to pull engine/trans/k member lol
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09-22-2013, 08:28 PM
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Are you running noticeably lower on oil since you've spotted the leak? Just throwing it out there that when this happened to me it was actually my power steering fluid blowing out the top of the rack... my case was an obvious one though since i was feeding it power steering fluid every time I would drive it.
09-22-2013, 10:46 PM
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yes you will have to remove the intake...i tried removing my OPSU with a special socket before with the intake on with no luck. Its not too bad to pull the intake anyhow.......much easier then pulling the tranny lol.
09-23-2013, 08:51 PM
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