sethtroy

i seem to get a small oil leak the size of a silver dollar on the ground after i get on it hard in 1st gear and somtime the engine smokes. when i get on it hard starting from 2nd gear or thirsd gear like a freeway roll it dosent leak at all. only when i floor it from 1st any suggestions. also is it bad to be drag racing with that little oil leak? also would a oil stop leak additive work? thanks for any help

47samurai

DO NOT put stop leak in any vehicle that you plan to keep . Your mechanic will cuss you into last week. That stuff is for a car with 500,000 miles that you need to get rid of. Put the car on a hoist and SEE where the leak is.

DaveW

Possibility # 1:
If you're leaking only in 1st gear, then the leak is probably related to the acceleration G-loads. This means that it is from the oil pan or other gasket holding oil not under pressure (if it were under pressure it would leak all the time).
Possibility # 2:
The oil is leaking slowly and steadily all the time, but when you accelerate hard, the small puddle of oil that has accumulated on something runs down and drips.

A small leak like that is not likely to hurt anything. Just check the oil level regularly.

sethtroy

is it dangerous to drag race with alittle oil leak. also it only does it when i get on it hard in 1st gear not any other gear i have tried to floo0r it starting in 2nd gear and 3rd and no leak. does anyone know where you can get oil dye so i can maybe detect wityh a light where it is comming from?