[V6-12v] Very Mysterious Oil Leak **UPDATE**

Jamescarstuff at aol.com Jamescarstuff at aol.com
Tue Aug 10 13:16:54 EDT 2004


Um... apart from the oil pan... maybe the front end crankshaft oil seal?

In a message dated 8/8/04 5:52:15 pm, Mancubus99 at hotmail.com writes:


> Anyhow, does anyone have any ideas as to where I should look now? I'm
> beginning to think that the leak may actually be coming from the front of
> the oil pan or somewhere in that area since oil only seems to 'pour' out
> when the car is facing downhill and not at all when it's facing up hill.
> Besides the oil pan is there somewhere else I should be looking in the front
> area?  Also, is there a dye that can be added to the oil to detect leaks
> (like they have for AC systems)?  I will need the car for a major road trip
> in a couple of weeks and I would feel a lot better if I can get this problem
> resolved before then.


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