The Central Hub for DSM Community and Information

For 1990-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Eagle Talon, Plymouth Laser, and Galant VR-4 Owners. This is where the DSM platform history is documented and archived. Log in to help us in our mission, and to remove most ads from the browsing experience.

rpm based oil leak

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

endeffect0

15+ Year Contributor
544
2
Sep 19, 2006
Lancaster Area, Pennsylvania
just like the title says. when its idleing in the driveway or cruising at low rpms i don't have any leak.
If i do a hard pull when i come to a stop i get smoke from oil dripping on my exhaust.

its not leaking from the turbo, i dont believe its coming from the VC gasket.

so i am probably looking at the oil pump and the oil pan. I believe their is no pressure in the pan so it should be the oil pump. Is this correct?
 
have you checked you pcv... do you have an oil caught can?
i just have a breather filter right now waiting on my caught can to arrive, and under boost its spits oil out pretty good.. it will fall on your tranny and poodle up and over time might spill off on your cv shart and then fly everywhere, and get all over the down pipe!

Just let you know a possible issue, cause this happen to me!!

Good luck
 
As with any oil leak the best thing to do first is completely clean the motor. Degrease it and wash it all off. Then do a couple quick pulls and immediately check for leaks even before it starts to smoke. Places to check would be valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, timing cover area.
 
I am running two 'catch' cans, one between the PCV and one bettween the intake and the valve cover. both recover some oil.

I am certain that is not the cause in this case. i get about a tea spoon of oil out of them about every 3 oil changes. i would estimate they remove about 90 percent of the oil in the air. that given by my judging the inside of the vacuum hoses that lead to and from them.


In my opinion if you car is spitting out enough oil from the valve cover to be considered a leak you have a further problem.

As with any oil leak the best thing to do first is completely clean the motor. Degrease it and wash it all off. Then do a couple quick pulls and immediately check for leaks even before it starts to smoke. Places to check would be valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, timing cover area.


A solid plan.

with the years of grime in my engine bay i will need to find a small pressure washer... Ill come up with somthing.
 
Add Value - Be Respectful - No Trolling - No Misinformation - Participate Often!
Support Vendors who Support the DSM Community

Build Thread Updates

Latest Classifieds

  • For sale 1g MD122260 Forward Facing Oil Filter Housing
    Up for sale Discontinued MD122260 Forward Facing Oil Filter Housing $150.00 shipped plus paypal...
    • BTKai
    • Updated:
    • Expires
  • For sale 2g 2G OEM AWD Manual Driver Front Axle
    2G OEM AWD Manual Driver Front Axle $80 + shipping & paypal feesYou must be registered to see...
    • jersygsx
    • Updated:
    • Expires
  • For sale 2g 2G AWD Fuel Pump Hanger
    2G AWD Fuel Pump Hanger $200 + shipping & paypal feesYou must be registered to see element.You...
    • jersygsx
    • Updated:
    • Expires
  • For sale 2g 2G AWD Fuel Level Sending Unit
    2G AWD Fuel Level Sending Unit $85 + shipping & paypal fees* this is not the fuel pump hanger...
    • jersygsx
    • Updated:
    • Expires
  • Wanted Spyder decal for rear bumper MR300306
    My '98 Spyder GS-T lacks the decal on the rear bumper that denotes the car as a Spyder (my...
    • 98MaroonSpyder
    • Updated:
    • Expires
Back
Top