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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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oil from nowhere HELP

ive driving my FD around and i just felt like topping the oil on her and i think i might of added a little to much im now getting oil on top of the rotor housings. im pretty sure i dont have a leak because the oil is clean as it came right form the bottle, and i cleaned it up and i came back. i have normal oil pressure from what i can see. and i checked the oil level and it says its full. i have no clue where its coming form the car runs fine and is at normal temp. i wonder what it could be
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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Check the turbo oil feed fitting ontop of the front iron, on the driver's side. Also check to see if the crankcase pressure nipple on center iron, where the oil filler neck bolts to is capped.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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i will thanks jacob.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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everything seems to be in place
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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just how much oil did you put in it?


check your omp lines.
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well i just noticed its time to change to oil so i will do that this weekend. and i will see if it happens still. at first i was worried but now im ok because i know the motor is fine.
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its dripping a little bit on the ground but its not smoking, so im pretty sure i added to much oil.
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Originally Posted by rx7rcer09
ive driving my FD around and i just felt like topping the oil on her and i think i might of added a little to much im now getting oil on top of the rotor housings. im pretty sure i dont have a leak because the oil is clean as it came right form the bottle, and i cleaned it up and i came back. i have normal oil pressure from what i can see. and i checked the oil level and it says its full. i have no clue where its coming form the car runs fine and is at normal temp. i wonder what it could be
Check this: https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/pipe-oil-filler-pedestal-737223/
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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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i see it thanks. im not sure if that is it its to dark to go look now
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