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Old 09-14-2005, 01:03 PM
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Default Car has a small oil leak. Can someone give me an idea about where to look??

This might be a dumb question and impossible to diagnose over the net but I thought Id give it a shot just to see. It looks as if oil is actually dripping from the off of the oil filter itself, like its gathering on the top of the oil filter which is hanging upside down if you know what I mean and then dripping from there. Thats about all I can see. Is that enough info to guess or not?
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oil filter, oil pan, or oil pressure sensor.......any of those could do it.......need to know how far up the block the "oil line" starts......
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oil filter, oil pan, or oil pressure sensor.......any of those could do it.......need to know how far up the block the "oil line" starts......


Yeah I really have no way of getting underneath the car. I guess Ill have to find someone to take a look at it for me. I figured Id give here a shot first though.
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check valve cover gaskets,I had a leak in the past that was hardly noticeable except on the ground,try to track back up into the engine to locate the source.
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Ok I talked to the engine builder and he said to check the block off plate right above the oil filter where a oil temp sending unit would go. He said thats the common place for them to leak and fall onto the filter like that.




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