So, I recently fixed all my minor coolant issues, replaced several hoses with small leaks, a new thermostat, and removed the stupid broken Coolant sensor, and soldered it. (don't worry I'll pop my radiator cap every now and then and check the coolant levels ) and everything was dandy! so I decided to take my little car for a small 200 mile round trip down to seattle and back for the weekend. Little did I know Seattle was (SURPRISE) pouring down rain the whole weekend, so I couldn't very well show her off to my friends. any way, I noticed when I was parked in a buddies driveway a massive puddle of oil, and I thought well this is new! I had been watching for coolant leaks and would have noticed oil leaking so I may have done something when changing the hoses, even though I try to be careful. I looked for the source of the leak, (hell in a rainstorm! no garage that wasn't filled with parts and such or covered area avaliable for me ) so about an hour in the pouring rain and I found the source, it's right under the oilfilter. there is a small area with 2 10mm nuts and this is the source of the leak, I think it's a gasket or something. maybe an O ring? any way I read SOME info that said it's an easy quick fix! but it looks kinda like a hard to get to spot, have to remove hoses and such. If it's not to hard I'd like to just fix it myself, if all else fails I'll go to a shop. (I don't trust my baby to shops in most cases!) all help would be nice!

 

You'll need to replace the O rings in the beehive cooler. You'll also need to replace the coolant hoses in that area (most likely) because the oil will cause them to quickly deteriorate.

This is not a very hard job, although it can be tough to get at a couple of the bolts. Check in the FAQ section for the service manual, which will walk you through the process. Good luck.

 

Do you have a beehive or a normal oil filter pedestal? If a normal one, just two 10mm nuts and two o-rings. If a beehive, two 10mm nuts, four o-rings, three 14mm nuts, one 23mm nut, two hoses, and one 12mm bolt next to the upper inspection cover on top of the rear plate next to the slave cylinder and bellhousing.

 

Thanks for the heads up! Thats the exact place my prospective purchase seems to be leaking also.