Questions tagged [oil-leak]
Questions about identifying, locating and repairing oil leaks from an engine, gearbox or differential
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Car AC gas leak - am I being misled?
for the past 4 years I was required to fill in new gas into my car AC system due to a leak on a yearly basis, my mechanic could not locate the source of the leak (using the standard detection ...
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Where else should I check for leak on 2016 Dodge caravan?
I had the engine replaced after I got the car for an oil leak and unfortunately it started leaking oil again. I put dye to see if I could find where the leak is coming from but I can't find a specific ...
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2010 GMC Yukon Denali XL - Oil pressure sensor not functioning properly but no abnormal engine noises. Potential mechanical issue?
Started the engine to find that the oil pressure meter was at 0 and there was a check engine light (solid yellow not blinking). There was not a red low oil pressure light.
There is an oil leak going ...
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What are some common locations for oil leaks on a Smart 451?
The Car
I have a 2010 Smart ForTwo with just under 100k miles. It's a Model 451 with a 1.3L engine.
The Problem
The car is losing oil. There are no spots on the ground when I move the car, but the ...
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Engine leaks (Datsun Go 1.2 2015
My car recently heating up the water and I realized the fan is not running. I was told to replace the thermostat for the fan to run again, already at the time it was heating up and loosing water. I ...
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Has anyone ever used AT-205 Re-Seal or any similar products?
I have a 2008 HighLander. It's a good car with no issues. Has about 200K on it. The only issue I have ever had was 2 times of smoking during the last 2 years (you can watch the last time here) , and I ...
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Oil Collects in Skyward Hole below Engine
My vehicle is 1999 Honda Accord EX 3.0L FI SOHC VTEC 6cyl
There is a skyward hole (see picture) where engine oil collects and is seen nearby (presumably by spilling over). The hole is beneath the ...
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2001 Infiniti car-oil doesn’t leak park on incline
I had some oil leaks fixed on my car the gasket and oil was leaking on spark plug so I got that fix. Now I only have a small leak when I park in my driveway on flat surface. But when I park on ...
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Astra J 2013 leak
i have a massive leak on my astra 2013. I have attached the picture next to the filter. Can someone please tell what this is and how serious of an issue it is?
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Searching for poor burn problem. How to know if valve guides are worn?
I have a Chevrolet 2008 suburban 1500 v8 5.3L, and am looking for a problem that dirties the spark plugs and causes stumbling idle especially when cold. I am suspecting the valve guides are worn, ...
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Is there an easy way to confirm piston rings are broken?
My old 2009 car nearly eats more oil than gasoline (I have to top up every few hundred miles). Common causes can be leaks or it is burned due to leaky piston rings.
My car was standing for over three ...
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What's the black knob near the oil pan?
What's this black knob near the oil pan under my car (2007 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD)?
Oil seems to be leaking from or near it (black liquid, I assume it's oil), trying to troubleshoot first leak.
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2011 Ford Escape has an oil leak
A 2011 Ford Escape with about 150K miles on it is leaking about one quart of oil every other week. The owner of the car plans to replace it next year. However, with the oil leak she has concerns that ...
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99 Buick Century died while driving down highway. When stopped, smoke was coming from engine
my car died while driving down the highway after I got to the side of highway smoke was coming from engine was white pop up hood. an I seen next to my oil cap a rubber black hose with a rubber elbow ...
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2013 Malibu vacuum pump
I had a pretty substantial oil leak from behind my vacuum pump. I bought a seal and when I went to change it I found that the part that meets up to the camshaft was just broken into many pieces. I got ...
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In between oil changes,car ran out of oil,causing check engine light to come on and the camshaft timing sensor code
So,I get regular oil changes in my 2018 Hyundai elantra, but never thought to check oil levels between changes. My car started to stall going up hills when rpms got below 1000. Took it to a shop and ...
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Metal piece connecting to oil pan hose loose
So I noticed oil leakage during high RPM on my car (1999 Saab 9-3) and when I looked underneath I found that the hose connecting to the oil pan was loose and the area around it was damp with oil. Upon ...
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Do these spark plug tube seals need to be replaced?
While inspecting the front 3 spark plugs (bank 2) on a 2GR-FE (2009 Toyota Venza), I noticed the spark plugs have oil along the entirety of their threads.
There was no oil pooling the the spark plug ...
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Skoda Octavia 5e 2016 184hp losing motor oil
Hello guys I have Skoda Octavia 5e 2016 kombi since 2020 February bought it at 125.000 and at start I didn't lose any oil Every 10.000 I change my oil and in 2021 I had one issue what my mechanic told ...
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p0016 p0011 After shop replaced Crankshaft Oil Seal. Could that have caused these codes? VW CC 2010 2.0TSI CBFA
I took my VW CC 2010 2.0T CBFA to the mechanic shop for an oil leak. I had scanned it the day before and it had no codes.
After they replaced the Crankshaft Oil Seal I drove it home and got 2 codes ...
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Oil Light Flickered ... Have I Destroyed My Engine?
This happened on an 02 Toyota Camry. I had an oil leak, the oil light flickered on off. I added two quarts of oil to it. This happened three different times over 800 miles. The oil light would just ...
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Replacing oil cooler lines on 2017 Chevy Silverado 5.3L
The oil cooler lines are leaking on my son's 2017 Chevy Silverado 5.3L, so I need to replace them. The space the lines run through on the driver side of the engine is very tight. Has anyone done this ...
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Engine Oil leaking near dipstick
Attached is picture of under the hood of 2016 Honday odyssey.
My Mechanic replaced the bad alternator, and when he was testing the car he noticed oil leaking from the area in the picture, near dip ...
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What is the most probable cause of this leak?
I’m heading over to purchase this 1998 Jeep Laredo and one of the photos online showed this leak on the underside. Any idea what it might be?
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Is it safe to use an oil leak stopper product?
My mechanic said the rear main seal on my 1997 Honda Accord is causing an oil leak, and he cannot fix that.
I found out there are some oil leak stopping products (such as this, this, this, this) that ...
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Chemical analysis to detect oil burning in emissions [duplicate]
Is it possible to chemically analyze an engine's emissions to detect presence of oil in the fuel? I am losing a lot of oil but it's not dripping when running to indicate a leak. So I would like some ...
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Is it ok to seal an oil pan with gasket maker silicone?
I am rebuilding an engine and it is impossible to find any spare parts including gaskets. I am going to use gasket maker and gasket paper for the gaskets but as the oil pan is actually the engine ...
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Valve cover gasket sealant causing bad fit
Is it possible that too much sealant for a valve cover gasket is causing a bad fit for the gasket, which in turn causes an oil leak? It is a 2006 Toyota Tacoma V6. I do lose quite a bit of oil. I ...
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Why would an engine leak oil only at high speed?
Small 90s econobox, 4 cylinder. ~300k miles. Stickshift, so engine speed is always proportional to road speed at relevant freeway speeds.
Crossing the country recently, I observed extremely high oil ...
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99 Chevy Lumina heavy oil leak from engine passenger side
Lots of oil dripping from the passenger side of the engine. Best I can tell, the highest point I can see wet oil is near the pivot for the serpentine tensioner, but I also see oil a bit forward of ...
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How much oil can rest in the head valley on a Dodge 3.6L
Mechanic installed new oil filter housing. Durango 3.6 L. I drove away as the shop was closing, a mile up the road the check engine light came on. I went to the nearest gas station 4 miles away and ...
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Blue Smoke coming from exhaust of scooter after a month of engine rebuild
Recently i had an oil change and a month ago had my engine half rebuild.But now,Blue smoke is coming from exhaust.I suspected oil leaking inside engine but due to worn out piston but since its ...
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Oil leak on engine top
So I have a 07 Subaru Impreza wagon 2.5. It’s seems to have oil on top of engine behind power steering pump. It’s definitely oil and not tranny fluid. I checked oil pressure switch and it’s not coming ...
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Can something as simple as a bad o-ring cause complete sensor failure?
About half a week ago my car began stalling out, seemingly at random; at first I thought it might have been an issue of air bubbles in the coolant passing over the coolant temperature sensor - there ...
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Help with oil sump gasket
Civic coupe vti 1999.
The oil sump is leaking. I watched a video and it seems the gasket simply needs to be changed.
Could the leak be caused by a deformation of the metal sump itself which and if ...
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Where could this oil leak originate on this Mazda 6?
2007 Mazda 6 3.0L V6, driven daily, has been dripping a few drops of oil per day from this ... what the heck is this bent piece of metal that looks like it actually has a drip spout? And where is the ...
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Oil drain plug leak
Overnight parking of car results in 3-4 tiny drops of oil on garage floor. Curious, I crawled underneath and noticed some oil leaking from drain plug. Cleaned it, and about an hour later noticed oil ...
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Drive through large puddles now dropping oil
During some flooding I drove through some deep puddles (1/4 of wheel depth at most).
Now there’s a lot of water dropping from the engine block area (Mazda bongo) which contains oil.
I suspect this is ...
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2.5L Subaru 2013 Forester oil consumption
bought 2013 Subaru in 2014 had 22,000 plus miles at 53,00 plus I noticed it would take a quart of oil once awhile now I have 67,000 miles and I'am putting a quart in every 2,000 miles. The car has ...
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What happens when you overfill your oil? [duplicate]
So I done recognized my oil was low... cuz on the dipstick, the two lil dots that are cut out of it... well... the oil was clear below both of em... even the LOW one. SO I went and got some STP and ...
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Audi S4 (B6) - Misc leaks in engine
Got a 05 audi s4 with about 200k miles.
Got a basic inspection done and was told that the engine has misc leaks without any further explanation.
(Further inspection required more costs, didn't want ...
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Oil / Coolant Leaking and Mixing. Low pressure. No CEL. Intake Manifold Gasget?? - '09 Chevy Malibu
Alright guys, the Malibu is back!
Issue: Wife was driving. Oil pressure light came on. Pulled over. Car wouldn't start for next 10 minutes. Then started right up, and made it home (Light was gone).
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Corsa life 1.2 oil/engine problem
No lights have came on at all to tell me the car was running low on oil. Drove home today and smoke was coming from under the hood and burning smell. The car is still turning over but when I looked at ...
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Clark C500Y20 Transmission Oil Leak
I have an old Clark C500Y20 forklift that has a Transmission Oil Leak. It's from 1972 and have been trying to figure out any easy way to fix it.
If it sits for 2-3 days, it leak alot but when it's ...
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Oil leak drivers side near cylinder head
I have a 2004 Suburban 5.3 which has an oil leak that drips on the exhaust header, but cannot see where it is coming from.
Changed valve cover gasket, then had to helicoil all four threaded openings ...
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Switching engine coolant with similar properties oil
I was wondering why specific coolants or distilled water is used as a heat transfer liquid for engine cooling instead of just using a separate oil circuit with some type of oil as a heat transfer ...
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Can I use UV dye to find an oil leak, after having drained the oil?
We drained the oil to change the oil pan. Confirmed a tiny bit of light is visible through it after removing it, so it was a source of a leak.
I then noticed what looks like it could be another (...
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2006 Scion XB using one liter of oil every 500 miles
My 2006 Scion XB is very old with 222000 miles on it. It is going through oil very quickly. It uses an entire liter of oil every 500 miles. What is the problem here. Is this too expensive to fix, or ...
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NO OIL 48 hours after oil change
I had the oil changed Friday afternoon on my 2018 SUV (15k miles). On Saturday morning, I noticed a 18'x18" puddle under my car. On Sunday afternoon, I noticed a large 45" x 30" puddle under my car ...
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Oil in Coolant, Renault Megáne MK3 1.6
Yesterday while topping up my screen wash I noticed that I have oil in my coolant tank so I took the car to a mechanic that has said it doesn’t seem to be the head gasket as it’s not showing signs to ...
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