 oil leaks, dont understand why cant be fixed |
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 Jul 4, 2006 - 1:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 30, '05 From florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I took my car to the shop to get new cv axles, battery cable, and a brake job. I also wanted them to see if they could fix the horendous oil leak ive got. They looked at it and said that it was unfixable and somethin about there being multiple leaks. Is it true that they cant be fixed or do you think they were just bull ****tin me because theyre lazy.
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Jul 4, 2006 - 9:03 AM
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 Moderator  Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
QUOTE(subpenny127 @ Jul 4, 2006 - 2:46 AM) [snapback]451880[/snapback] I took my car to the shop to get new cv axles, battery cable, and a brake job. I also wanted them to see if they could fix the horendous oil leak ive got. They looked at it and said that it was unfixable and somethin about there being multiple leaks. Is it true that they cant be fixed or do you think they were just bull ****tin me because theyre lazy. 3 reasons. #1 oil leaks can be tricky to fix..theyre tough to pinpoint, and for a shop that warranties theyre service, makes for alot of return coustomers that are not happy. #2 alot of times with the older, more abused engines, theyre tend to be lots of little leaks. which really adds up quick, as far as price is concerned. #3 you have a lazy mechanic. the 5sfe and 7afe are pretty easy engines to work on, once you have the basic idea of how stuff goes. its just a matter of finding the seal or whatever is leaking, and replacing it properly. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Jul 4, 2006 - 10:34 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
1. Wash down the engine block of all grime and grease
2. get an oil tracer dye kit and add the dye to the engine oil 3. happy hunting! 4. mark the leak with a grease pen and go to a mechanic (if you cant DIY) and point him to where the leak is and tell him you've used tracer dye. he'll be happy that you used dye. -------------------- |
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Jul 4, 2006 - 4:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 30, '05 From florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(Bitter @ Jul 4, 2006 - 10:34 AM) [snapback]451940[/snapback] 1. Wash down the engine block of all grime and grease 2. get an oil tracer dye kit and add the dye to the engine oil 3. happy hunting! 4. mark the leak with a grease pen and go to a mechanic (if you cant DIY) and point him to where the leak is and tell him you've used tracer dye. he'll be happy that you used dye. thanks |
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Jul 4, 2006 - 8:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 18, '06 From NB, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
the best way to tame oil leaks is to supress them at the first sight of leak so they don't add up...
IMO oil leaks and rust are two of the ****tiest problem of cars, lol... --------------------  -Rémy 02 SiR, 08 250R |
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Jul 6, 2006 - 6:26 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 14, '05 Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
In the past weekend we had to fix all the oil leaks in a 95 Camry.. 5SFE engine. We basicly replaced every freaking seal on it.. except the rear main seal..
Hopefully it doesnt leak anymore |
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