Found my oil leak. What could it be

[96Formula6spd]

Hey guys so yesterday I finally found my oil leak. Bad news is its now leaving softball or bigger oil spills in the driveway or anywhere I park it. It seems to be coming from the front on the egnine near all of the sensors and oil filter housing. Is there a gasket for this or could it be something else. I am going to take it to a trusted mechanic since I have exams this week and do not have the time to fix my car so I can go to school. Plus its getting a lot worse. I was told to put in some lucas stop leak from friends and my mechanic since both say it can help stop it. It seems to do it some good for a while then the leak comes back. Any ideas on what is leaking?

 

[tazndrew04]

could be your front main seal or valve cover

 

[92AWDHX40]

Sounds like front gasket on the oil pump, which requires a timing belt job, and removal of the pump. I did mine when the engine, and did the bse.

 

[M5talon]

Only things i can think of are the Oil pump gasket, or the valve cover gasket near the Cam seals or also your oil filter housing, those seem to always leak.

 

[1990AWD]

I wouldn't use a Lucas oil treatment; I don't trust oil additives.

If it's coming out of the timing belt cover, it could OFH gasket, front crank seal, or cam seals. For any of those jobs, it would be like doing a timing belt plus a few minutes.

 

[ktgurl87]

really funny question... did you recently change your oil filter? and if so... did you make sure the gasket from the old filter came off with the old filter? i've heard lots of stories where people change their oil filter but the old gasket is still stuck to the housing and so the new filter doesn't seal. -shrugs-

 

[96Formula6spd]

really funny question... did you recently change your oil filter? and if so... did you make sure the gasket from the old filter came off with the old filter? i've heard lots of stories where people change their oil filter but the old gasket is still stuck to the housing and so the new filter doesn't seal. -shrugs-

No I did not change it. I just made sure it was not loose.

Looks like I get to spend more money on this car. I am ready to trade up rather than fix this car every 1000 miles.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Welcome to the wonderful world of dsms.

 

[96Formula6spd]

Welcome to the wonderful world of dsms.

Would not be bad but this is the daily driver. It hard to get to school/work when it breaks down all the time.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Yep gotta make a decision.

 

[DSM1G90]

Front mains aren't that all hard to change out, for I did two of them along with cam seals, but on 4G37 1.8L motors, thus figuring that the 4G63 front seal isn't much different. Just that all of the belt and sprocket stuff has to come out so you can get to that seal.

BUT .... better get it changed pronto for the teflon that the seal is made of has dried out and turned rock hard, which will cut a microgroove in the crank and almost any new seal will not seal that leak completely with that groove cut ..

 

[turbogreyhound]

96Formula6spd, I've had dsm's since 1991, and I live in Greenville, SC. I work on my own car, and used to be a dealership mechanic. If you'd like me to look at it, I can.

 

[96Formula6spd]

96Formula6spd, I've had dsm's since 1991, and I live in Greenville, SC. I work on my own car, and used to be a dealership mechanic. If you'd like me to look at it, I can.

Car is in columbia at the moment. I have a good buddy that opened up a repair shop a few months ago. Its heading that way tomorrow.

 

[TTstealth94]

Wait is it coming from the front of the engine bay, or the motor itself on the side of the crank pulley?

 

[98dsmkid]

pics would be helpful

 

[DSMDEMON93]

Possibly oil pan? You can drop it, and RTV it. My oil pan leak left oil puddles the circumference of a Coca-Cola can.

 

[96Formula6spd]

Well turned out to be the oil pump seal. Would explain the low oil pressure. Day I took it to the shop it left a puddle of oil the size of 2.5 paper plates.

 

[blueboost68]

Glad you found it had a buddy that let it go. I guess a rebuild was cheaper

 

[lcrivers816]

glad you figured it out