OIL leak
07-11-2009, 08:09 PM
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OIL leak
Ok soo i was jacking up the car to check to see if i had any leaks present because ive been finding little droplets of oil on the driveway these past couple of weeks.
I had gotten my oil pump replaced under warranty @ 49K under warranty.
as i was jacking it up droplets fell!!! oil droplets..
Im wondering if its covered under warranty?? i purchased the extended warranty.. but here is the dilemma.. I installed my water, oil, egt, fuel press, boost, and AFR.
The only ones reading something are AFR,oil press, water temp, the others are just wired up. would they say anything about this? or should they be removed? i mean they arent any power givers they just read temperatures.
also the oil is under the water pump, oil pump, front off the oil pan, tons of seapage on the block right where the pan and block meet. Also oil on the crank sensor.
ive read and im starting to think this is the front main seal but im more than likely taking it in to the dealership to get checked out. Unfortunately everything is closed ont he weekends. Man this car sure does love oil leaks. Ive had nothing but oil leaks after 45K miles! maybe switching to a thicker oil???? porbably switching over to 15w-40 i am currently using 10w-30.
So my real question is would this be covered under warranty? i have 66K miles on the clock. one more thing.. the car has no power under 6.5K rpm.
I had gotten my oil pump replaced under warranty @ 49K under warranty.
as i was jacking it up droplets fell!!! oil droplets..
Im wondering if its covered under warranty?? i purchased the extended warranty.. but here is the dilemma.. I installed my water, oil, egt, fuel press, boost, and AFR.
The only ones reading something are AFR,oil press, water temp, the others are just wired up. would they say anything about this? or should they be removed? i mean they arent any power givers they just read temperatures.
also the oil is under the water pump, oil pump, front off the oil pan, tons of seapage on the block right where the pan and block meet. Also oil on the crank sensor.
ive read and im starting to think this is the front main seal but im more than likely taking it in to the dealership to get checked out. Unfortunately everything is closed ont he weekends. Man this car sure does love oil leaks. Ive had nothing but oil leaks after 45K miles! maybe switching to a thicker oil???? porbably switching over to 15w-40 i am currently using 10w-30.
So my real question is would this be covered under warranty? i have 66K miles on the clock. one more thing.. the car has no power under 6.5K rpm.
07-12-2009, 10:28 AM
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Idk about warranty you'd have to read your extended warranty paperwork....as for gauges I don't see how they could say some gauges caused an oil leak so I"m guessing you're fine....
Oh and BTW y do you have a boost gauge on a N/A car? Just wondering
Oh and BTW y do you have a boost gauge on a N/A car? Just wondering
07-12-2009, 12:04 PM
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well its not coming from the sandwich adapter.. thats for sure
i keep cleaning up down there and i dont see nothing it seems toi be splattering all under the water pump pulley, oil pump, even on the crank sensor under the crank pulley.
i keep cleaning up down there and i dont see nothing it seems toi be splattering all under the water pump pulley, oil pump, even on the crank sensor under the crank pulley.
07-12-2009, 05:10 PM
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ok soo i just got done working on the car i jacked it up and inspected EVERYTHING! my findings were that oil AND green fluid is leaking.
-oil is also leaking where the motor mount meets the block I dont know if this is th oil pan leaking or not.
-Oil is also poolin right under the omp and some of the little bolts are also pooling with oil but not as much. also green like fluid that seems watered down kind of sorta like haudralic fluid clear greenish is leaking somewhere on the pump but i cant figure out from where. i will post pictures in a sec
-oil is also leaking where the motor mount meets the block I dont know if this is th oil pan leaking or not.
-Oil is also poolin right under the omp and some of the little bolts are also pooling with oil but not as much. also green like fluid that seems watered down kind of sorta like haudralic fluid clear greenish is leaking somewhere on the pump but i cant figure out from where. i will post pictures in a sec
07-12-2009, 05:52 PM
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Seriously, do not boost that engine until you get all those issues fixed. Personally, I would return it back to stock and take it to the dealer. The no power under 6.5K doesn't sound good to me.
07-13-2009, 01:09 PM
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alright set up an appointments on friday to get the car checked out at the dealership.. hopefully i can get some good news and keep driving my renny.. i hope its not a major seal or a major leak. ill keep the thread posted on what happens
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