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Rigo91
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Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:17 pm
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Location: Palmdale, Ca
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 oil puddle.. ok so I changed my oil on Sunday and also replaced the oil filter, I made sure the old o-ring on the last filter was off, everything was good test drove it and no leaks.. now Saturday came back from getting a haircut and notice a puddle of oil on my drive, and so I looked under my car and it just leaking like no tomorrow idk what it could be, has anyone had this problem??
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| Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:41 pm |
 
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Rigo91
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Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:17 pm
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Location: Palmdale, Ca
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Re: oil puddle.. from further inspection it look like it's leaking from these spots    look like I may need a new oil filter housing?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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| Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:19 pm |
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92DSMer
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Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:55 pm
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Location: Ridgcrest, California
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Re: oil puddle.. mine leaks from the same place, I think it's just the oil pan gasket.
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Rigo91
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Location: Palmdale, Ca
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Re: oil puddle.. does ur leak like no tomorrow? mine does, also my timing belt gets not soak but somewhat wet with oil it's just way to much oil dripping out
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| Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:32 pm |
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92DSMer
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Re: oil puddle.. eh mine doesn't puddle at all but it'll make a nice little oil slick about 6 inches across in three days lol.
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Rigo91
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Location: Palmdale, Ca
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Re: oil puddle.. I'm thinking it's my front main seal.. ill inspect more tomorrow
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92DSMer
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Location: Ridgcrest, California
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Re: oil puddle.. that could do it.
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turboawdfanatic
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Location: La Habra
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Re: oil puddle.. You ever figure it out? You can buy the UV colored dye at an auto parts store that you poor into your oil. A kit will come with a light and colored glasses to reveal the dye so you can see where the leak is coming from after driving it for a bit. Clean off the underside really good before trying it out.
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Rigo91
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Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:17 pm
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Location: Palmdale, Ca
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Re: oil puddle.. I just just dropped the oil pan and the old gasket was torn really bad, I put in a new one along with RTV and installed it again, now I'm just finishing putting in all the front seals, oil pump seal, front main seal ect.. and after that ima take it for a drive and if it still spills oil, ill buy that dye, hopefully it's just those seals and nothing worse.
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Rigo91
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Location: Palmdale, Ca
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Re: oil puddle.. ***UPDATE***
it turned out to be my balance shaft seal took off all the belts except the timing belt and turned it on and all the oil was coming from there, so if anyone has oil leaking from the driver side of the motor and wanna know where it's coming from just do what I did.
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