Massive Oil Leak above Drive Belt Pulley
 

My 93 RX-7 is leaking massive amounts of oil somewhere above and behind the drive belt pulley. It is leaking so much oil that I can watch it flow out from behind the drive belt pulley and onto the ground. I have no idea of where to begin to look for the cause of this leak. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dustin

I believe I am going to sell my RX-7 now. The price is 8.5k for a 93 rx-7 115k miles, auto, montego blue, touring edition, leaks oil, and doesn't boost properly. The vehicle is in excellent condition otherwise, but since no one can help me (dealers, local garages, RX-7 Forum!!), I see no point in going on. I might as well sell this car and buy a Trans-Am or Something that the car enthusiast forums can help me with.

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Dustin

I can see my pathetic attempt at sympathy and an answer got me nowhere. At the present moment I can not afford to be molested by the dealer, so I am going to try to solve this one myself. If anyone has any advice on what other problems I might address while dismantling the upper portion of the engine bay - let me know. It looks as if I am going to have to pull the alternator, A/C compressor, etc. off to find the leak.

Dustin

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I would try to identify the source of the leak first. If you don't know where exactly the leak it coming from, you may want to use soem of the dye that you can get to help you locate the leak.

Unless you've work on tons of cars and especially a rotary, I wouldn't try to take on an leak of the engine itself. The last thing you want is to try fixing the engine and end up breaking it. If it's a leak coming from a hose, that you may be able to handle that. If you are handy, you can probably take off the alternater to get to the leak but make sure you torque things correctly back on and identify where the leak is first. Is there any rotary specialist near by? It maybe worth the 1 hr of labor to have them check it out.