Mystery oil leak
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Mystery oil leak
Ey guys I've been trying to track down my friggin oil leak for a few months now. I'm really tired of oil spraying every thing under the hood it's got to te point that if I don't degrease every now and then my starter quits. Here is the list of things I've replaced:
Valve cover gasket
Rear main seal
Oil pan gasket
Removed oil filter adapter
New sending unit
Distributer gasket
Pcv and ccv hoses are free and clear
Everything has been replaced with a fel pro gasket so theyre not cheap crap. It won't leak a low rpm or idle but will at highway speeds
Thanks in advance for all help.
Valve cover gasket
Rear main seal
Oil pan gasket
Removed oil filter adapter
New sending unit
Distributer gasket
Pcv and ccv hoses are free and clear
Everything has been replaced with a fel pro gasket so theyre not cheap crap. It won't leak a low rpm or idle but will at highway speeds
Thanks in advance for all help.
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Did you try revving it with the hood open? Make sure to wear a face shield lol.
Just slowly rev it to 2k and look around, have a buddy help so you can look under too. try not to rev it too long though.
Just slowly rev it to 2k and look around, have a buddy help so you can look under too. try not to rev it too long though.
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Originally Posted by 1996sportXJ
What do you mean you removed the oil filter adapter? So that now the filter screws right into the block?
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Wait til you go off-road and the mounts flex a bit. You think you've got an oil leak now?
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could be transmission fluid from the lines, also check your oil filter o ring. and more info would help where is the fluid under the hood driver, pass side? ect...
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It's on the passenger side and it's for sure oil. I even figured out that if I took the angle of the dipstick top from there back got oil on it, nothing in front of it. So I think it's coming from the dipstick tube.