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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Yesterday i lifted the car only to find that it is droping oil in a weird way...

I left it on the garage for 4 days and it didn't left any oil marks on the floor, however.. look how ALL the oil pan and the tranny pan is splattered in motor oil!

pic is a little big so i wont [img] it..
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Picture003.jpg

whats up? are my crank seals shot?
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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I would clean everything up, drive it a few days a see what it looks like then. You may be able to pinpoint it better that way.
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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Front cover would be my guess. All the **** is running off the front of the motor and getting blown toward the back of the car.

Might not be a crank seal, might be the gasket around the outside edge or where it seals to the oil pan.

Sounds like a good excuse for a camswap to me!!


Mine used to look exactly like that. It never really dripped on the ground or anything. I had alot of oil coming out of the front cover on the sides. I could see where it started at.
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