Oil Leak Issue, Any Thoughts

gates135 · January 5th, 2012, 05:46 AM

Well Im a little confused, 2 days ago changed oil, drove car ran fine, parked it. came out this morning before work and there was a small puddle of oil beneath the car which appeared to be dripping from the driver side bend in the headers. I cranked the car up, idles smooth sounds fine, i did not see any apparent leaks in the engine bay, the oil drain plug is secure, oil filter is clean ?????? going to try and get the car in the air if i can get home from work in time but any thoughts ? Oh car has no power adder, only mods to engine are CAI, 75 mm tb , plenum , bbk long tube headers

gates135 · January 5th, 2012, 07:08 AM

also it looked as if there may have been a small amount of oil on the header area near the dip stick oil tube. hopin mabe the tube came off or something simple, I hate being at work when theres something to be fixed ! crap will drive ya nuts haha

NickPohlAandP · January 5th, 2012, 07:50 AM

Did you replace the gasket on the oil drain plug. If you don't have a good nylon gasket on it it WILL leak.

gates135 · January 5th, 2012, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by NickPohlAandP

Did you replace the gasket on the oil drain plug. If you don't have a good nylon gasket on it it WILL leak.

ill double check , but plug looked to be dry and clean

NickPohlAandP · January 5th, 2012, 08:00 AM

If it's not the plug, you could check where your dipstick goes into the block. There is just an o-ring around the dipstick, however I realy doubt it's coming from there, just kindof seems unlikely.

JTG87 · January 5th, 2012, 08:01 AM

Check the oil filter housing gasket. Mine was leaking and throwing oil up the side of my valve cover by the dipstick tube like your talking about.

gates135 · January 5th, 2012, 08:03 AM

ill definitely check these out, wish i could leave work so i could get the issue resolved, gotta show to attend on Saturday lol

NickPohlAandP · January 5th, 2012, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by JTG87

Check the oil filter housing gasket. Mine was leaking and throwing oil up the side of my valve cover by the dipstick tube like your talking about.

This just reminded me. A long time ago on one of my old cars it was leaking after I had just done an oil change. What I found was that when I removed the old oil filter, the old oil filter gasket stayed on the engine so when I put the new oil filter on it was double gasketed and leaking through there. Might check that.

gates135 · January 5th, 2012, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by NickPohlAandP

This just reminded me. A long time ago on one of my old cars it was leaking after I had just done an oil change. What I found was that when I removed the old oil filter, the old oil filter gasket stayed on the engine so when I put the new oil filter on it was double gasketed and leaking through there. Might check that.

not a bad idea

Lefty · January 5th, 2012, 09:52 AM

Also make sure you didn't screw the filter on too tight causing the gasket to pinch and create a small "gap".

TheUNZippee! · January 5th, 2012, 10:28 AM

Cam cover gasket?

gates135 · January 6th, 2012, 10:56 AM

well after being stuck at work for 14 hours finally got home and got the car in the air, turns out that the small oil spot was from the oil filter change, so no oil leak. But I did discover the culprit! small leak in power steering line, and also the master cylinder appears to be bad. So at least its nothing major. thanks for the help guys

January 5th, 2012, 05:46 AM	#1
gates135 Regular 2004 Sonic Blue GT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lakeland, Fl AKA Orlampa Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oil Leak Issue, Any Thoughts Well Im a little confused, 2 days ago changed oil, drove car ran fine, parked it. came out this morning before work and there was a small puddle of oil beneath the car which appeared to be dripping from the driver side bend in the headers. I cranked the car up, idles smooth sounds fine, i did not see any apparent leaks in the engine bay, the oil drain plug is secure, oil filter is clean ?????? going to try and get the car in the air if i can get home from work in time but any thoughts ? Oh car has no power adder, only mods to engine are CAI, 75 mm tb , plenum , bbk long tube headers __________________

January 5th, 2012, 07:08 AM	#2
gates135 Regular 2004 Sonic Blue GT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lakeland, Fl AKA Orlampa Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 reviews	also it looked as if there may have been a small amount of oil on the header area near the dip stick oil tube. hopin mabe the tube came off or something simple, I hate being at work when theres something to be fixed ! crap will drive ya nuts haha __________________

January 5th, 2012, 07:50 AM	#3
NickPohlAandP I like boobs!!! 2000 GT convertible dunno Join Date: May 2011 Location: Brooklet, GA Posts: 2,827 iTrader: 2 reviews	Did you replace the gasket on the oil drain plug. If you don't have a good nylon gasket on it it WILL leak. __________________ Last time you voted to prove you aren't racist. This time prove you're not an IDIOT!!! My Garage--->http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...-member-46919/

January 5th, 2012, 08:00 AM	#5
NickPohlAandP I like boobs!!! 2000 GT convertible dunno Join Date: May 2011 Location: Brooklet, GA Posts: 2,827 iTrader: 2 reviews	If it's not the plug, you could check where your dipstick goes into the block. There is just an o-ring around the dipstick, however I realy doubt it's coming from there, just kindof seems unlikely. __________________ Last time you voted to prove you aren't racist. This time prove you're not an IDIOT!!! My Garage--->http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...-member-46919/

January 5th, 2012, 08:03 AM	#7
gates135 Regular 2004 Sonic Blue GT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lakeland, Fl AKA Orlampa Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 reviews	ill definitely check these out, wish i could leave work so i could get the issue resolved, gotta show to attend on Saturday lol __________________

January 5th, 2012, 08:01 AM	#6
JTG87 Newbie 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 47 iTrader: 0 reviews	Check the oil filter housing gasket. Mine was leaking and throwing oil up the side of my valve cover by the dipstick tube like your talking about.

January 5th, 2012, 09:52 AM	#10
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	Also make sure you didn't screw the filter on too tight causing the gasket to pinch and create a small "gap". __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 6th, 2012, 10:56 AM	#12
gates135 Regular 2004 Sonic Blue GT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lakeland, Fl AKA Orlampa Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 reviews	well after being stuck at work for 14 hours finally got home and got the car in the air, turns out that the small oil spot was from the oil filter change, so no oil leak. But I did discover the culprit! small leak in power steering line, and also the master cylinder appears to be bad. So at least its nothing major. thanks for the help guys __________________

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