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Jul 31, 2006 | 02:16 PM

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Help...Im leaking

Ok...so I pull the car from the garage today and I see a little area of motor oil where it was parked. I started the car and the pressure is running at 20 lbs at idle and 40 under normal driving. Is that too low? What should I be checking/looking for?

I cant get under the car so Im obviously asking if there are any mechanical symptoms that I should be looking for.

Jul 31, 2006 | 03:03 PM

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How many miles?

You might be leaking from a bunch of places. (front cover, rear cover, oil pan, valley cover so-on-and-so-forth).

Jul 31, 2006 | 06:58 PM

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Jul 31, 2006 | 10:02 PM

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im at 91k as well and just did my oil pan gasket under extended warrany. its awesome getting paid to work on my car

Jul 31, 2006 | 10:07 PM

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I heard that this will stop it for a while.

But seriously...

I bet it might be time to replace the oil pump or the front seal.

Aug 1, 2006 | 07:53 AM

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If you've got higher mileage, your PCV system may not be able to vent all the blowby gasses. These gasses can force oil out of your seals due to excessive crank case pressure.

If it keeps doing it regularly, stick a breather on your oil cap and see if it stops. This will relieve all pressure in the system.