Ok here we go again...first got the oil pan gasket replaced, then the valve cover gasket....now...the engine is still leaking oil pretty good... i didnt notice it hard started again untill i looked under my car when it was parked on some white concrete i looked under the car to see the right bottom side of my car soaked from somewhere towards the middle all the way down to the oil pan and drive shaft.. the whole right shaft is SOAKED in oil soo is the right "A" frame. does anyone have any idea what this could be i mean weve checked everything that could possibly leak oil and cant find the leak so if any body has any ideas on what it would be i would greatly appriciate it..

 

Also.. The car is still full of oil checked the Dip stick and it was full and the "A" frame is soaked and other parts.. I was wondering if it was just burning off or still just dripping from the last time it leaked?

 

I was just now thinking about this again, and i alsso thought maybe it was transmission fluid since i cant find anything that would be engine related b/c most of it is down tiwards the bottom and on the driveshafts, so it struck me to be maybe transmission fluid?

 

Well talked to my bro and told him about it and weve put aside the tranny question b/c its not been acting funny but we think its blowing oil and not burning b/c first when it was losing oil it had been pretty low and think that maybe the piston rings were fried when it got low the last time b/c my muffler has a damp black ring on the inside of it..

 

try and put a piece of cardboard under the car, so then u can see if its tranny fluid or not. Nevermind, u guys use gear oil in ur trannies. Leaks like that are kinda hard to diagnose, it could be ur axles leaking, or your front crank seal?

 

this is why I swear by a clean engine bay. Have your engine steam cleaned by a professional and everyday check it out to see where the leaks START forming. sounds like a crank seal like superscort said...I'm not real familiar with anything but 3rd gens though.

 

axles can leak?

 

maybe your oil filter isn't on all the way?

 

that would BLOW oil all over the place. A double gasketed filter would look like it exploded once he started it up.

 

maybe it's the oil pressure sender? that might be loose half a turn or something?

 

that could also do it!

 

The oil filter was replaced not to long ago , i think it might be taht b.c theres this blue thing and i have no idea what it is but its at the back where all of the oil was leaking at it may be it.

 

THANKS for the replies!

 

Why is it that parents think they know everything, i went down their and told them what you said and my stepdad (Who is a cop btw) is like Its not your oil filter.... ....what the hell is he going to know about cars hes a cop not a mechanic....

 

Do the 1st gens have aluminum blocks b/c ive heard that if they get overheated and then shut off to quickly they can warp..