bad oil leak...on the driver side
10-01-10, 10:19 AM
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fyi for anyone, I'm sure Banzai already knows this:
On cars like ours when the oil filter is facing down, I punch a hole in the center of the filter with a hammer & nail starter. This makes air push down any residual oil left in the filter, giving you a mess free oil filter swap.
On cars like ours when the oil filter is facing down, I punch a hole in the center of the filter with a hammer & nail starter. This makes air push down any residual oil left in the filter, giving you a mess free oil filter swap.
Just don't get absent-minded and start it after you've done that..
Don't ask me how I know. 
10-02-10, 02:47 AM
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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.
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.
10-03-10, 11:05 AM
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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.
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.
$30 isn't that expensive for a UV dye light kit. about what i paid for mine from another auto parts store.
10-03-10, 02:31 PM
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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.
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.
10-06-10, 08:41 PM
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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.
10-07-10, 02:26 PM
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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 : )
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 : )
10-07-10, 02:56 PM
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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.
10-10-10, 11:11 AM
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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 : )
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 : )
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
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