leaking oil...
04-16-03, 08:02 PM
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leaking oil...
well, i dont really know what happened. i went to take my car for a drive, and about 1/4 mile down the road my oil light pops on. wierd...the unit never really seemed to work right, but i figured i better not risk it. so i turn back and come home, with the gauge sitting on 0 and bouncing up about 1/4 of an inch the whole way home. i get it into the garage, and check my oil....none on the stick, so i fill it up and the car smells like oil big time. i look under it, and it looks like from my oil cooler back on the driver side is covered in oil. should i be worried about anything? or as long as i find and fix the leak and fill it with oil it will be alright? my temps seemed to be fine, the fans never came on (untill i tuned them on manually).
04-16-03, 08:57 PM
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Re: leaking oil...
Originally posted by racerfoo
well, i dont really know what happened. i went to take my car for a drive, and about 1/4 mile down the road my oil light pops on. wierd...the unit never really seemed to work right, but i figured i better not risk it. so i turn back and come home, with the gauge sitting on 0 and bouncing up about 1/4 of an inch the whole way home. i get it into the garage, and check my oil....none on the stick, so i fill it up and the car smells like oil big time. i look under it, and it looks like from my oil cooler back on the driver side is covered in oil. should i be worried about anything? or as long as i find and fix the leak and fill it with oil it will be alright? my temps seemed to be fine, the fans never came on (untill i tuned them on manually).
well, i dont really know what happened. i went to take my car for a drive, and about 1/4 mile down the road my oil light pops on. wierd...the unit never really seemed to work right, but i figured i better not risk it. so i turn back and come home, with the gauge sitting on 0 and bouncing up about 1/4 of an inch the whole way home. i get it into the garage, and check my oil....none on the stick, so i fill it up and the car smells like oil big time. i look under it, and it looks like from my oil cooler back on the driver side is covered in oil. should i be worried about anything? or as long as i find and fix the leak and fill it with oil it will be alright? my temps seemed to be fine, the fans never came on (untill i tuned them on manually).
04-16-03, 09:07 PM
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Then find the leak and repair it or have it towed somewhere to someone who can find it and fix it. If you run the car without oil due to a leak the engine will be ruined.
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Originally posted by racerfoo
can there still be oil if the stick is dry? cause i was getting slight oil readings on the gauge...but the stick had none on it.
can there still be oil if the stick is dry? cause i was getting slight oil readings on the gauge...but the stick had none on it.
fixit in a bottle= bars leak fix etc. Not good.
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