[Shotimes] Oil Leak

[Leigh Smith]

Assuming you are talking the back side of the engine block, the only oil
line back there are two rubber lines for the power steering. They get kind
of close to the exhaust manifold.

The only external engine oil item would be the oil pressure sensor, which is
a very common leak point. And it sounds like it is in the area you are
speaking of.  The only other engine oil related items are the drain plug or
low oil sensor, gaskets, 3 cam seals and 2 crank seals.

Lee

PS: I f you just had the oil pan off, maybe its from there.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hammond" <iceman@cmgate.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:09 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Oil Leak


> Hi all-
>
> I seem to have developed a new oil leak in the past week or so.  Is there
some
> sort of external oil line (cooler line?) that runs along a shelf on the
> transmission above the pan where the filter sits?  The oil (engine oil) is
> running down the transmission case in the area between the oil pan and the
> trans pan and only really leaks when the system is pressurized and shortly
> after the car is shut off.  I can't seem to find any references to a line
in
> that area in the helms manual but I can see it with a mirror (barely) and
> touch it (barely).
>
> Can anyone confirm its existence and explain what its for so that I have
at
> least a little bit of a clue before I spend the time to rip off the y-pipe
> and oil pan to get to it.  Also, can someone tell me if this line
(assuming
> it exists) is made of rubber hose or if it is a metal line.  Naturally, I
> find this leak *after* I just get done putting the bottom end all back
> together from doing a new oil pan gasket and rod bearings etc.
>
> Oh and in case anyone is interested, as stated earlier I did the rod
bearing
> change recently, here are some pics of the top bearings that I pulled out.
> The car has 151,000 miles on it, I bought it with approx 60,000 miles back
in
> 2000 and have run mobil 1 10w-30 oil since then.
>
> http://riptide.ethzero.net/sho/pics/rodbearings/cyl_123_top.jpg
> http://riptide.ethzero.net/sho/pics/rodbearings/cyl_456_top.jpg
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses on the oil leak problem,
> Dave
> 94 ATX
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