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Oil leaks. Be honest,how many of you guys engines dont leak any oil? Please chime in!

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Old 05-13-2009, 08:07 PM
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i have no leaks and 5k on my shortblock
Old 05-13-2009, 08:26 PM
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All of my leaks have been fixed. I had a leak at the rear of the intake manifold, and my water pump drive seal was leaking like a ****.
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no oil leaks here

I made sure to seal the motor up nicely since I wanted it to stay looking nice under the car

I do have bad luck though with trans pans..very, very small leak there.
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Went from many to none in a matter of a few days. Oil pan gasket, timing cover and all the seals, and valve cover gaskets.
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I never leaked until I started modding the car now it seams like I'm dealing with all three fluids oil,coolant,trans fluid and I hate a leaky piece's of sh*t.
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mine leaks from the bottom of the timing cover
Old 05-13-2009, 09:30 PM
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Yes i get a few dime or quarter size drops here and there, mine currently is attributed to the valve covers. Apparently when the interal supports and baffling are removed oil likes to make its way through the retaining bolt holes, guess the "bolt guides" are more important than I thought. lol
Old 05-13-2009, 09:34 PM
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i dont have any motor leaks, tho i do have a rear pinion seal leak thats drivin me crazy!
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my car was leaking from all over. back of the intake, rear main, oil pan. you name it. so far with 60 miles on her. no leaks!
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Mine "sweats" in a few places, but not never enough to drip on the ground or anything *knocks on wood*
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No engine should ever have any leak. It's all in the install. If it's done correctly, with the right seals, gaskets, etc. Knock on wood, no leaks here. I make sure there is no leak, period!
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CHANGE YOUR PCV VALVE, if it clog, your engine cant breath, it will put it out the seal, that how you can get oil leak from. 134k miles, and no leak here.
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Originally Posted by BOLO
No engine should ever have any leak. It's all in the install. If it's done correctly, with the right seals, gaskets, etc. Knock on wood, no leaks here. I make sure there is no leak, period!

That is unless it's an older subaru

My engine seems to seep a little from the front crank seal. I put a new one in last July, and sometimes it seeps, and sometimes it doesn't. PCV valve and all other mumbo jumbo related is good to go. I had an oil pan leak after 155K , but I fixed that. Intake gaskets if original usually always go too (well the silicone in the back)

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Teeny bit of seepage at the front of the oil pan, but none ever hits the garage floor.
Old 05-14-2009, 06:53 AM
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I have no leaks at all..it just burns a **** load for some reason. The leak is in the Heads somewhere..I replaces the Valve Seals and it still does it.

Pain in the ***..
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Lot of seeps, all in the pretty typical SBC places. None hits the ground, think I may have messed up the oil pan gasket though on the h/c install.
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mine used to **** oil all over it leaked out the rear main, it leaked out the intake it leaked out the valve covers but not any more ive redone every seal on the entire motor not a drop.
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my rear main leaks after I turn the car off, but it won't soon. its usually a 1-1.5 quarts between oil changes. my rear pinion leaks as well but also won't soon. and allot of the underside of my car has oil on it but idc, no one sees it and I figure its cheap rust proofing
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New motor doesn't leak, but my old motor leaked around the timing cover/pan affter 2 cam swaps.
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Speedfreak it looks like you might need some rustproofing after looking at your picture. I lived on the beach for just a year with no garage and its hard on your car.
I guess my leak could be the back of the oil pan. I can see some seepage throught the small hole in the center of the transmission dust cover.


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