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put the car up on ramps to check for oil leaks, and found oil here, in the pic the bolt I'm pointing to had oil dripping from it, also dripping from the steering gear boot
, I wanted to say oil pan, but the pan is a good 8-9" away from that bolt. Any ideas?
There are other threads on this. We have seen drips from that spot for two causes:
- Leaking oil from the A/C Compressor
- Leaking coolant from the weep hole in the water pump (which gets oily and discolored as it flows around the engine components to that spot)
Before you waste any money the proper way to approach this is to clean everything off. Then carefukkly look for the leak, could be the o rings at the back of the compressor.
Probably a toss up, then. That should be too many wear miles, but the age of the car could put you in a situation where seals are starting to go bad in everything.
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odd spot to find oil 
