Oil leak from rear of engine. Pics inside

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Feb 7, 2008 | 07:21 PM

Beyond Static

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Oil leak from rear of engine. Pics inside

Ran the car at the track, and parked it after the run. Had a nice sized oil puddle under it, coming from between the engine and bellhousing. What do you guys think the problem is? It looks like most of the oil is towards the top right two bolts, and dripping down to the starter area, and then to the ground. Gasket maybe?
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Feb 7, 2008 | 07:25 PM

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looks like oil is gettin pushed passed the rear cover gasket, put a wrench on the bolts to see if they loosened up....

Feb 7, 2008 | 07:29 PM

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It looks like just a gasket leak but check to see if the cover is cracked by the bolts maybe over tightened.

Feb 7, 2008 | 07:38 PM

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The bolts are tight, and there's no cracks on the cover. I hope it's just the gasket. Is this a common problem?

Feb 7, 2008 | 08:12 PM

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Hard to tell in the pics, but it looks like it may be coming from higher up. OPSU, cam sensor, valley cover, and then leaking down the back?

Feb 8, 2008 | 10:38 PM

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Picked up a rear cover gasket from GM today, and put it on. I let the car run for about 30 minutes, and no leaking at all. But that's with the car up on stands and no transmission. Once I get the trans rebuilt and installed, I'll see if it leaks under a load.

Feb 9, 2008 | 08:42 PM

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Rear cover gasket anybody?.....Well when u have the trans reattached I'm sure you will know whats,what......You know you can always consider that engine and trans toast and donate them to me.......