Oil Leak
Oil Leak I discovered and oil leak when I was adding some radiator fluid. I looked at the road and I saw some trials, 4 from what i can tell, looks like a steady stream of oil was coming out.
I start the car and move it up about 20 feet and take a look underneath. I saw oil dripping from, what I can tell, the oil filter. When I moved the car back it left a trail of oil to and from where I parked it, with a puddle of oil the size of a kiwi.
I thought the oil filter may have came lose so I took it to the place where I had it changed. They said it was tight in there and there was no leak any more. Seems like when the engine is hot the leak stops.
So I had them change the filter and add a quart. It was not leaking when I was leaving and I drove to work, which about 20 miles away from the shop I was at. When I parked I took another look and it was not leaking.
My question is if the rear main is leaking, would it leak all the time? Regardless if the engine is hot or cold.
I start the car and move it up about 20 feet and take a look underneath. I saw oil dripping from, what I can tell, the oil filter. When I moved the car back it left a trail of oil to and from where I parked it, with a puddle of oil the size of a kiwi.
I thought the oil filter may have came lose so I took it to the place where I had it changed. They said it was tight in there and there was no leak any more. Seems like when the engine is hot the leak stops.
So I had them change the filter and add a quart. It was not leaking when I was leaving and I drove to work, which about 20 miles away from the shop I was at. When I parked I took another look and it was not leaking.
My question is if the rear main is leaking, would it leak all the time? Regardless if the engine is hot or cold.
Last edited by PistonSpring; Nov 3, 2014 at 05:47 PM.
I'm not sure a leak which appears to be coming from the oil filter area would be a rear main. The rear main leak appears at the back of the oil pan. It also is not likely to all of a sudden appear with such a large leak as you describe -- it begins showing signs as a slow, small drip.
The rear main leak usually exacerbated when synthetic oil is used (note: the sign of a leak after synthetic oil is used does not mean the oil caused the seal to deteriorate; rather, it simply made it obvious). One might be able to eliminate the actual leak if switching back to conventional or a thicker oil.
The rear main leak usually exacerbated when synthetic oil is used (note: the sign of a leak after synthetic oil is used does not mean the oil caused the seal to deteriorate; rather, it simply made it obvious). One might be able to eliminate the actual leak if switching back to conventional or a thicker oil.
