leaking oil engine bay where should I look?
11-07-06, 07:23 PM
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leaking oil engine bay where should I look?
Hello all, I was driving and I somehow killed my car ( doing a little donut ) anyways started it back up again and smelt fuel. I Was like no worries just a lot of fuel or something cause I killed it. Anyways down the road about 5 miles my buzzer starts to go off. ... but nothing on the retard dash so I just park it and go inside. A couple hours later I start the car up again and take off then about 5 miles down the road the car buzzer goes off and then the oil light comes on on the retard dash. I pull over and put in a couple quarts of oil and then make it the next mile to my house.
I get there and check the oil and its DRY as a bone and the buzzer starts going off again. I add another quart but nothing goes onto the ground. The bottom of the engine bay is completly covered in oil and its not the oil pan, but it only seems to leak when the car is running.
Where should I look? I tried looking today under the car but it was to dark and I just ended up getting oil in my cell phone. :0(
It must be some high pressure lines .... it looks like my clutch fan sprayed the oil everywhere but ..the thing is u cant C any of the oil from the top of the engine bay, only on the bottom.
(I dont have the little plastic or metal under engine protector on so I can see everything very easily)
Let me know thanks!
I get there and check the oil and its DRY as a bone and the buzzer starts going off again. I add another quart but nothing goes onto the ground. The bottom of the engine bay is completly covered in oil and its not the oil pan, but it only seems to leak when the car is running.
Where should I look? I tried looking today under the car but it was to dark and I just ended up getting oil in my cell phone. :0(
It must be some high pressure lines .... it looks like my clutch fan sprayed the oil everywhere but ..the thing is u cant C any of the oil from the top of the engine bay, only on the bottom.
(I dont have the little plastic or metal under engine protector on so I can see everything very easily)
Let me know thanks!
11-07-06, 07:25 PM
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Disable the ignition and have someone crank the car while you observe the engine.
A leak that big is going to be a broken oil cooler line, front hub bolt that fell out, split turbo oil feed, etc.
A leak that big is going to be a broken oil cooler line, front hub bolt that fell out, split turbo oil feed, etc.
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