Please help me pinpoint Oil Leak PICS Included |
Please help me pinpoint Oil Leak PICS Included |
Oct 30, 2012 - 4:09 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Hey Guys,
I've developed an oil leak and can't figure out where it would be coming from? Here's a pic taken from the passenger side of my front tire inner wheel area. The red circled area is the focal point. The red arrows indicate that the oil starts coming out from where the red arrow on the right is, then flows down in the direction of the green arrow. The left red arrow indicates where the oil pools up before it drips onto the pavement. The oil flows along that metal edge if you know what I mean. Also, it's a slow leak. I prolly add about 1/5th of a quart every week, once a week. It makes about a quarter sized diameter oil spill on the ground overnight. - Couple additional things...the seal on the pan-to-block is not wet. The areas behind the black where the cat would be is not wet. Only the area pointed at is wet and it's definitely coming from the area where the right red arrow indicates. I wiped this area several times with my thumb and it just keeps coming as the green arrow indicates. Any ideas where it's coming from? I'm no mechanic but I'd like to have a clue before I drop it off at the mechanic before I he gets into it. PIC ONE JUST A REFERENCE WITHOUT DRAWING... PIC TWO - SAME PIC BUT WITH DRAWING... |
Nov 6, 2012 - 2:44 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
^Cam seal as well could leak. I left that out because I couldnt see it dropping a quart a week sitting, if it where the cam seal, but I am going to replace it regardless there is no gasket or seal on the oil pan, its a type of silicone that toyota uses. its not uncommon for that to just break down and start to leak. its still considered a seal in my mind -------------------- 1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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