Oil Issue
#5
Put a piece of cardboard under the engine overnight,then look around with a good flashlight above where the puddle of oil is at on the cardboard...
Some oil leaks travel across other parts of the engine from their origination point,so look carefully at the area of the drip point..
Some oil leaks travel across other parts of the engine from their origination point,so look carefully at the area of the drip point..
#6
Originally Posted by heresmymind
I have a leak. and after about 2500 miles the oil light pops on. i'm gonna just add oil for now. not sure what oil to add. or what was in it before. it has 150k miles and a SLIGHT lifter tick. any recomendations?
Originally Posted by heresmymind
it doesnt leak anymore. i had to replace the head gasket. while doing that it sealed the rocker covors and stopped leaking. i asked my mechanic he said he put in 10-30
OK, which is it?
Do you have a leak or don't you?
#8
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it used to leak. i just replaced the head gasket this week. myself. with a full gasket kit. and was able to clean the throttle body intake plenum and other things. had timing done so forth. was wondering what oil i should use. sorry i made it sound wrong in the first post ><
#10
Originally Posted by heresmymind
it used to leak. i just replaced the head gasket this week. myself. with a full gasket kit. and was able to clean the throttle body intake plenum and other things. had timing done so forth. was wondering what oil i should use. sorry i made it sound wrong in the first post ><
Sometimes it depends on the weather and where you live. I think 10w30 or 5w30 are generally preferred.
There is an oil and lubricants section to see all the arguments about which brand to use.
Personally, I use Mobil 1 because it's cheap at Costco. When I can't get to Costco, sometimes I use the NAPA brand synthetic oil. The manager there told me it was Valvoline.
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