[SHOtimes] oil usage and finding a leak

[Bobby Campbell]

a cheap trick we used in a shop I worked in years ago was to degrease the
oil as much as possible and let dry, then spray the questioned spots with a
spray-on foot powder....the leak will leave a trail right to the source.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Smith" <leighsm@comcast.net>
To: "David Niemiec" <chooey_chomp@hotmail.com>; <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [SHOtimes] oil usage and finding a leak


> Even at 20k mles a year (20 qts) I could afford $30/year for oil pretty
> easy!!
> A $1000 head rebuild job has a rather long payback period with those kind
of
> savings!!
> Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Niemiec" <chooey_chomp@hotmail.com>
> To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 5:42 PM
> Subject: [SHOtimes] oil usage and finding a leak
>
>
> > Okay, here's a problem for a car I actually own.
> >
> > My 1991 is using oil, sometimes in excess of a quart within 1000 miles
of
> > each oil change. I can only afford to fill the oil at that rate for a
> short
> > period of time. There is oil dripping slowly from underneath the pan,
but
> I
> > can't seem to locate its source yet because the drips are coming from
> > scattered locations. There is no oil anywhere under the chassis, and I
> don't
> > smell anything burning. There does seem to be some buildup where the
hoses
> > connect to the power steering reservoir, but not where they connect to
the
> > pump.
> >
> > How should I go about finding the leak? Should I degrease the underside
> and
> > then run the car for a few minutes? Would the oil pan seal replacement
be
> a
> > very hard job? Help.
> >
> > Dave
> >
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