Yup - been doing that forever.

Just don't get absent-minded and start it after you've done that.. Don't ask me how I know.

 

Those oil filter pedestal O-rings are difficult to replace. Be careful to not drop one of the O-Rings in the hole when you reinstall everything. It is VERY easy to do this by accident, because its a very tight area.

For a mess free oil filter replacement, I noticed that if you loosen the filter slightly, the oil will drain down into the engine slowly and it'll leave no mess. This takes about a minute if you have patience.

 

You could also get some UV dye and a UV light. OR have somebody revving on it while you inspect for spraying oil . Just a thought.

 

I used the light to help find my front oil cover leak. really helped out.

 

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thanks for the advice guys I'm due for an oil change so I'm gonna do the dye thing. Where can I pick up a UV light?

 

They have expensive ones at autozone like 30$ Shop around

 

when changing the oil filter pedestal o-rings they sit snugly in the pedestal, you just have to be careful when placing the pedestal on the block. after you have it in place keep pressure on it towards the block while you tighten the 2 nuts finger tight to keep the o-rings from rolling out of their grooves.

$30 isn't that expensive for a UV dye light kit. about what i paid for mine from another auto parts store.

 

Ok I put some dye in and did a wot run in 3rd. On again oil all over driverside, too much to tell where it was coming from. I gave it a couple revs at idle with the uv light no joy.
I did notice the dip stick came up above the the rubber insulator with significant oil/dye on it. There was no oil around the base of the oil filter block, but a lot of oil near the filler neck/dip stick area so I'm gonna give Ray a call on Monday to order a dipstic & oil filler o ring. I remeber reading a thread about a cracked oil filler neck so that may be a possibility too.

 

sounds like the crankcase is blowing oil out of the dipstick tube then, is your crankcase vented at all? stock PCV?

 

Yes still have the pcv

 

try cleaning everything - then using the dye in your driveway - run engine for a little bit - then leave it. Check to see if you can find source - if not run it more.

 

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I cleaned the engine twice this past week. It's not leaking when I rev it in the drive way or even when I drive it. But if I were to give it a good red line run that's a different story. I do think it's caused by poor crankcase ventalation. Easy fix I'll just do a LS2 swap : )

 

Take the oil filler cap off, take it for a drive, see if you still have the oil leak. If not then install an oil catch can. Another thing to check is the PCV valve, make sure it is only working in one direction and not allowing the oil system to pressurize under boost.

 

on the oil filler neck did you cap off both nipples

or you are using one and the other one is caped

if so uncap the one that's pointing down



because it's spraying under high pressure it will be hard to tell where its coming from....it was the same for me....i just had lil bit more oil going on to the transmission side,,and the tip from banzai-racing,, helped me narrow it down to oil pedestal o-rings.....


clean the area - zip tie some rag around the oil filter and pedestal...and other suspects gun it down the street and you will know where its coming from

 

I'm bringing this back from the dead. Did you ever resolve your problem?