Weather gets cold = oil leak?
02-01-2007, 08:34 PM
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Weather gets cold = oil leak? Im curious if anyone has seen when the outside temperatures get cold and their car develops an oil leak? I ask because I was on vacation last week and the temps got really cold around here. I noticed an oil spot under my car when I got home....
Sounds retarded, but just curious if anyone has seen this?
Sounds retarded, but just curious if anyone has seen this?
02-01-2007, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ravensfan
Im curious if anyone has seen when the outside temperatures get cold and their car develops an oil leak? I ask because I was on vacation last week and the temps got really cold around here. I noticed an oil spot under my car when I got home....
Sounds retarded, but just curious if anyone has seen this?
Sounds retarded, but just curious if anyone has seen this?
02-02-2007, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Blk97WS6
I dont know about the cold weather causing leaks, but it may be that you have just know realized you have an oil leak because its the first time the cars sat for so long.
Originally Posted by ezrollin
sounds plausable, NOT retarded
I bet you are using syn
I bet you are using syn
02-05-2007, 10:48 AM
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Well turns out its not an oil leak at all.
Its the power steering. Now, I'm not exactly sure where its coming from. I did notice a buildup of fluid around the seal where the rubber hose meets the metal line, right in front of the alternator.
Ive put in some stop-leak and will monitor it.
Its the power steering. Now, I'm not exactly sure where its coming from. I did notice a buildup of fluid around the seal where the rubber hose meets the metal line, right in front of the alternator.
Ive put in some stop-leak and will monitor it.
