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Help! My car is leaking oil and I can't find the leak

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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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Help! My car is leaking oil and I can't find the leak

I can't find the oil leak. I thought it was the Oil sender switch but I changed that last year from Wells and now I see drops of what looks like oil on the floor. I taped bounty everywhere and will look in a few hours around where its coming from but for now I'm lost. Any ideas appreciated. thanks.
Old Feb 19, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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While the car is cold, wash the underside and where you think its leaking down at a high-pressure washateria (diy car wash). Do not wash a hot engine, may cause block to crack.

Then check again.

If you still have trouble finding the leak, you may try UV dye. A good quality uv lamp will cost you $40, and the dye will cost you $6 or so for 2-4 treatments. The UV dye will illuminate where the leak is coming from.

Or...you can take it to pep boys, and they charge $25 to put the dye in, and diagnose where the leak is coming from. I've never tried them for that, but I considered it considering the DIY cost. Tho I figure if I invest now, I can UV dye any power steering or tranny leaks easily in the future. The uv dye is not for brake lines (atleast the one i got).
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