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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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Angry oil leak...

the reason im asking this is that before i switched to synthetic i never had an oil leak problem.. ive been watching it for a couple of days now and left my 8 sitting in the garage in one spot for a length of three days and it has about 2 drops of oil underneath it.. not directly so im speculating it could be an oil line. just wanting sme thoughts of what it could be from our community..

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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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you probably spilled oil on the block when chaning the filter.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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Or you didn't replace the crush washer on the drain plug.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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nah ive done all of htat and its ben almost 2 weeks since my oil change.. and i just got back from taking it to trussville mazda..it was the oil pan. the gasket they used somehow.. disapeared.. and i have had my engine swapped out as well..
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mattrotary34
nah ive done all of htat and its ben almost 2 weeks since my oil change.. and i just got back from taking it to trussville mazda..it was the oil pan. the gasket they used somehow.. disapeared.. and i have had my engine swapped out as well..
So its ur problem then.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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nah im still in the powertrain warranty.. thank god and just barely i had 59962 when i pulled into the dealership
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mattrotary34
nah im still in the powertrain warranty.. thank god and just barely i had 59962 when i pulled into the dealership
what they say about ur engine ?
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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its fine its just been hassle bc the car has been at the dealership more than ive driven it. its an 04 but i love the car.. i jsut extemely frustrated at it bc of all of the problems.. and its really put me in a bind bc ive got prom tomorrow night and then i have to go to meridian mississippi saturday.. ugh... mazda lol
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by mattrotary34
its fine its just been hassle bc the car has been at the dealership more than ive driven it. its an 04 but i love the car.. i jsut extemely frustrated at it bc of all of the problems.. and its really put me in a bind bc ive got prom tomorrow night and then i have to go to meridian mississippi saturday.. ugh... mazda lol

man your stuff is whak..

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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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man your stuff is whak..

beers
i completely agree
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