This is like the 3rd time, I take my car to the mechanic and cant fricking fix this oil leak, keep spending money and seeing that drop under my car when is park still ughhh.. getting aggravated.

 

Where's the leak coming from?


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It's not hard to jack the vehicle up and look to see where the drops are coming from.

Possibilities are valve covers, oil pressure switch, half moon seals and sometimes the oil pan(s)

If your power steering fluid is dirty it can be mistaken for oil. Check the power steering lines

 

The rear timing cover o-rings as well.

 

 

Just throwing this out there.... are you sure it's oil?

I mean, I have a tiny coolant leak but by the time the coolant runs down my dirty engine it sure does look and feel like oil. Also this happens to drip right near the oil pan and filter. I only know it is coolant because I happened to witness one drip back from the lower hose.

 

I took it to a mechanic shop like 3 times to fix it, they told me is motor oil, first they fix the back and front valve covers, then they put a sealant, n then they change the oil pan and put more sealant n the son of a ***** wont stop leaking, im not beat to travel far with a oil leak like that this summer, if mechanics cant even fix it.. ughh

 

Mine leaked quite a bit while the engine was running but would not leak when just parked. Mechanics will charge an arm and a leg because of all the labor involved in replacing those 2 o-rings

 

If it looks like it's a steady drip from what looks like right above the oil pressure sending unit, that's the infamous rear timing cover O-ring leaking. I had the same issue, changed valve cover gaskets, upper oil pan and finally did the rear timing cover and no more leaks.

I did it myself and it wasn't too bad. I started Sat and finished it Sun. total about 9 hours.

 

for about $8 you can get dye that you pour in your oil and can easily find leaks...i used it in my fuel when i could smell but couldn't find the leak,also bought a blacklight flashlight from walmart for another $8 to make it easier...poured it in drove around all day then at night opened the hood and shined the light around,,,didnt see it at first but once the light hit the right hose it lit up like a christmas tree...four seasons part number 69088 can be had at most auto parts stores or just ask for multi purpose uv dye and the flashlight was a rayovac blacklight/uv flashlight...trust me worth the lil investment to find your leaks