spot_skater

So there's a nice oil leak coming from my car, and I found it. It's coming from one of the oil cooler lines, not sure if it's the sending side or return side, but it's on the driver's side of the car. It looks like it's leaking from a clamp between the two hoses, right above the axle on the driver's side.

I'm basically asking, is there any way to stop this leak, or will I need to get new lines from somewhere?

The top line is like mine, and in the middle of the hose where the rubber line meets the hard line, at the clamp or whatever, is where the leak is coming from. To the left of the clamp, and to the right of the larger rubber piece, that's going around the hose.
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Can it be stopped, just for now? I just don't want it to be leaking all over my driveway while I'm away, the car won't be driven, by the way.

Thanks in advance!

socalrx7racer

Well if you're not gunna be driving it just throw some cardboard under it in your driveway to absorb it but if you're gunna be driving it and its a rather large oil leak you should really just replace, leaking oil is a reasonably big deal.

Ruffryder_29

That wasnt the question he was asking.

NO. There is no temporary fix to this problem.
1. you can drive it and replace the oil every 10 miles
2. you can cause engine seize

I had the same line blow on me a couple of months back and since it is hard to find parts here, i tried the #1 quick fix. Duct Tape. This did not last but 1 hour because of the heat. So you will have to replace the line. Bottom line

Aaron Cake

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RX-7s are rear wheel drive. There is no front axel. You mean the front spindle.

As for the line, replace it. There's no patch available.

You have many choices for replacement. Factory lines both used and new are available. I would stay away from used lines. Most of the vendors offer aftermarket replacements. Mazdatrix, Racing Beat and a bunch of other companies sell stainless braided lines which work very well. You could also make them yourself (writeup in Archives) using AN fittings. Any hydraulic shop can also make you up a set of lines, usually at significant savings over other sources.

spot_skater

Alright, thanks guys. I just wanted to make sure. I haven't driven my car in months, and I wanted to give it a rip before I stored her for the winter. Guess it's out of the question until I replace those lines. I know how imperative good oil and oil pressure is in these cars, oil injection, etc.

I'm probably going to get a set from mazdatrix, not the AN fittings though, I don't think there's much of a need for them. And the OEM lines that are on there now have stood the test of 150k, which is great.

Time for me to be a little bit poorer, lol.

Thanks again,
James