Hi guys, i have a oil leak and i thought it was the oil pan gasket but i was wrong, so i lifted the car today and when i looked under the car the oil seems to be coming from the passenger side because it looks like fresh oil, can anyone help me in the right direction on what might be the cause

 

Mine leaked at the front cover where it meets the oil pan.

 

You can also check around the OMP. The front of my old S4 engine with all the bits and pieces around it removed:



The front cover gasket is also a known leak point.
FWIW,
Crispy

 

Thanks CrispyRX7
i removed the fan and saw how dirty the engine bay was of grease, the mop was so dirty so i kinda cleaned it and turned the car on, when the car was on i figured oil would be leaking from the mop but i was wrong it was leaking from here, what should i do, is this difficult to remove and what should i do before i remove it? i figured that the engine bay was so dirty bc of this leak and the fan moving so much causing to dirty everything

 

Those are the lines to and from your oil cooler. Remove them and install a good set of braided SS lines which typicaly run about $100-$150. R&R of those lines is not a hard task.

http://www.reganrotaryracing.com/fc/fcpart6.htm Towards the bottom of the page.

HTH,
Crispy

 

Call around to local hydraulic shops. You might be able to have new lines made from the fittings on your old lines, for less money than online, and same-day service. It doesn't hurt to call and ask!

 

My lines are leaking as well I just got a set of corksport lines; not a bad price for some bling and piece of mind

http://www.corksport.com/corksport-s...s-for-rx7.html

 

thanks guy, will check hydraulic shops
so how do i remove the lines, should i remove the oil first or just unbolt them

 

evco house of hose can do it. take the lines off (pain in the *** with a crescent wrench if you don't have 25mm or so sockets.

 

corksport has instructions on the same linked page in my post.

 

i have removed both hydraulic oil hoses and now i just have to wait for the shop to make them,
in the mean time i have been cleaning the engine bay with cheap degreaser, man was it dirty

 

it also looks like the oil metering pump may be leaking. i would take it off and replace the o-ring just to be on the safe side.

you really dont NEED the o-ring. you can use copper rtv sealant. jut make sure you put enough in the o-ring indentation so it will seal up to the front cover nice and tight.

 

well finally picked up the Lines and it was still pricey for a hydraulic shop, they charged me 125bucks :0 i thought it would be cheaper than that
Dont know why they put that orange thing to cover, not my kind of color but i could remove it if i want
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