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Old 04-28-2014, 09:16 PM
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oil leak

so i have an oil leak taken it to 2 different mechanics they cant seem to see were it is coming from mechanic im taking it to now wants to start taking stuff apart to see were its coming from. i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas in coming from behind oil pan dripping down a wire and that's why its so hard to find wire goes way into the engine and cant follow it with eyes or hand he said its not a presure leak or coming from op sensor
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If the oil is leaking on the passenger side, it probably is the valve cover
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Old 04-29-2014, 06:38 AM
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Could be o-rings behind the inner timing chain cover. That's where mine was leaking and you can't see where it is coming from. If you search around you will see a lot of people with that leak. I replaced the valve cover gasket and resealed upper oil pan first but that didn't fix the issue. Once I replaced those orings it fixed the leak. It's a lot of work but I did it myself since shops wanted like $1500 to just replace 2 little o-rings. Alot of labor involved.
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Old 04-29-2014, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by metalgod3082
Could be o-rings behind the inner timing chain cover. That's where mine was leaking and you can't see where it is coming from. If you search around you will see a lot of people with that leak. I replaced the valve cover gasket and resealed upper oil pan first but that didn't fix the issue. Once I replaced those orings it fixed the leak. It's a lot of work but I did it myself since shops wanted like $1500 to just replace 2 little o-rings. Alot of labor involved.
ya ive already replaced valve cover im guessing it would most likely be that or upper oil pan
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