oil leak in my rx7
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oil leak in my rx7
hey guys i have a 93 single turbo rx7 and i have a really small oil leak from under the car and i cant seem to pinpoint wheres its from. i took off the transmission heat shield and there was some oil sitting in it...and then i started the car and then turned it off and about 3 hours later there was 9 small drops of oil on the floor. I think its the rear main oil seal but its not a lot of oil thats leaking and normally it constantly drips when its the rear main oil seal. So give me some suggestions guys on how to fix...thanks and peace out
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can anyone help me an rx007 we need it oil is money and i want the right amount of pressure in the engine bay....cant have the right pressure with out no leaks
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I did my oil pan gasket recently and it still leaks, I guess the next item on my list to fix or replace is my stock twins with 112k on them. But they still sound good and boost fine at least until recently I only get 4 psi. I think I have a boost leak though.
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Oil pan gasket where the motor mounts are attached. Next time use an oil pan brace. It's 0.25 inches thick, and does a great job equalizing the torque along the 17 10-mm bolts around the oil pan. No more oil pan leaks. You'll need slightly longer 10-mm flange bolts, and motor mount bolts.
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hmm i have my car up on jack stand in the garage and i am pretty sure its not coming from the oil pan because i cleaned it so there was nothing left but a clean smooth surface....then started my 7 up and about 3 hours later it was leaking but not from the oil pan....??? i dont know where this damn leak is
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Welcome to the oil leak club.... I have a small leak too, coming from around the oil sending unit. Will I fix it? Maybe, maybe not, its not hurtin anything. Good luck finding it.
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Check the front cover. Common place for the motor to leak and expensive to fix. I fixed my pan but it didn't fix my leak. You can clean up the motor, put in some fluoro dye in the oil, drive it, then check with a light...
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hmm the flourescent dye idea sounds like it might work but i dont know whether if affects the engine or not....hmm damn FD's with oil leaks....i guess will bring it to my local shop and have them tell me where it is coming from then take it back home and fix it myself....well if anybody knows of what else it could be keep on posting please
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motor mounts.... maybe
If you've changed motor mounts recently the oem drivers side is aluminum and passenger side is steel. I went ahead and bought a steel one for the drivers side but their is one tiny little difference. Their is a nipple like pertrusion on the aluminum one that makes contact with the oil pan and I guess presses on it a little and without it, it eventually will start to leak....from what iI heard. I've recently solved the problem by drilling and tapping into the block and added an extra 10mm bolt. Not fun at all but it worked like a charm. That stainless steel oil pan reinforcement looks great too. I wish I would have known about that........owell. Also check to be sure your motor mounts are torqed to the correct factory specs not by hand.
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Yeah, he's one of ours.
Going on 2 years now, never found where it comes from.
Yeah, he's one of ours.
Going on 2 years now, never found where it comes from.
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i had the same problem . frist i changed oil pan gasket then. i changed my turbo to a t78 .still oil leak. it look like it was coming from the oil pan blowing evey were . still leaking . ok i was on a mission . i got a new oil pan and a nother gasket and two tubes of rvt . i was making sure no more leak. well still leaked . i was pissed . so cleaned eveything of . it would only leak under boost .ok i saw something coming of the little
oil injector/oil pump/oil sending unit. i looked in the book well there was a little o ring ,this is were it was coming from. i started it up after i cleaned eveything of and then took it out. it is still leaking but it looks to be coming from the oil sendind unit .
hey at least i dont have to wory about any rust on my fd
oil injector/oil pump/oil sending unit. i looked in the book well there was a little o ring ,this is were it was coming from. i started it up after i cleaned eveything of and then took it out. it is still leaking but it looks to be coming from the oil sendind unit .
hey at least i dont have to wory about any rust on my fd
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