[Shotimes] Newcomer with a new problem

[Paul Nimz]

Try a bottle of Auto-RX.  I did me good on oil leaking/burning.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "Noack, Jason" <Jason.Noack@ihrco.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Newcomer with a new problem


> Most likely it's the rear oil seal on the crank. The other two key spots
are
> the oil pan gasket, followed by the oil level sensor gasket. The last
> possibility is the oil pressure sensor up higher on the block.
>
> Run either Castrol or Valvoline High-Mileage oil, and see if it goes away
or
> diminishes. I have found Castrol to work best, followed by Valvoline. Do
NOT
> get the Pennzoil High-Mileage oil, it did NOTHING when I tried it.
>
> For any of these spots, the easiest is the oil level sensor gasket,
located
> at the back of the oil pan where it seals the oil level sensor. The dealer
> carries the gasket. It can be easily changed when the pan is drained for
an
> oil change.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Noack, Jason" <Jason.Noack@ihrco.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:00 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Newcomer with a new problem
>
>
> > I just bought last night a 1990 with 118,000 on it and it just started
> > dribbling oil out from what looks like the back of the engine.  Any
> ideas???
> > I have already driven it about 150 miles with no problem until a few
> minutes
> > ago.  TIA.
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