Oil dripping from bottom of oil pan.

[deadmeat]

I know it ran there from somewhere. This is a new leak on a car that was little used and well taken care of. It is dripping from about 3 inches or so back from the oil plug. My first thought is the pan gasket, but I am curious what else it might be in that area. Anyone have this before?

[deadmeat]

When I say 3 inches or so back from the oil pan, I meant that it was 3 inches toward the front of the car from the oil plug. Sorry if I was confusing.

[124JOE]

losse oil pan -gasket leaking-try retourquing
look around the base of the block for a leak running down from above anywhere
you cant realy see the rear main seal or front seal
buy over time they can go bad

[4uall]

$6.20 for the gasket here

http://www.autoricambi.us/cgi/commerce. ... ewrite=off

I was looking at picking one up myself, luckily no leaks yet

[deadmeat]

FInally got to torquing the oil pan back down. It is still leaking. I looked around underneath and can tell the leak is coming from the front of the pan or above the front of the pan, but I cant see under the timing cover enough to know if it's the seal or not. Thanks for the help.

[4uall]

there is an ultra violet chemical that is safe to add to your oil that will help track leaks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYzTyTln ... tX6qiVY%3D

[majicwrench]

You don't need an ultra voilet dye. Pull timing cover and see what is leaking.
Keith

[4uall]

you never know, he might be underground with no light Looked a little overkill for me however, every little bit of info helps.

[KidDingo]

My mechanic used that dye when I had the vehicle inspected.

Helped identify precisely all the leaks it was suffering:

- pan gasket
- front seals
- small vapour breather hose beneath the intake manifold
- gearbox gasket
- differential gasket

Removes the guess work, particularly when the engine is covered in old oil, road grime, and grease.

[4uall]

4uall takes a small gracious bow