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blvsmith 03-23-2020 05:15 AM

Oil on top of my engine.
 
What would cause oil on top of my engine. Got back home from driving, parked my car and when I returned found a big oil spot on ground and a bunch of oil leaked out seemingly from the top of my engine.

Quadcammer 03-23-2020 06:53 AM

could be any number of things. Oil fill tube, drain plug, filter housing, bad seal on oil level sender, etc. also could be overflow from powersteering, making it pentosin, not engine oil.

Robert986 03-23-2020 09:17 AM

Leaking oil cooler? Not that I ever heard that happend.

jaykay 03-23-2020 09:32 AM

What "quadrant" on top does oil appear to have originated from? For example: front left will likely be power steering over flow. Right rear perhaps oil filler tube.

Did you add any fluids prior to the event?

blvsmith 03-23-2020 06:43 PM

Oil is on right side rear. It look's like used oil. My oil level was low after finding leak. Added some oil drove it the next day. Could smell oil burn probably from it leaking on top of exhaust system.

Quadcammer 03-24-2020 07:35 AM

depending on whether right to you is passenger or driver, it could be:

Driver: Oil cooler

Passenger: Oil fill tube

blvsmith 03-24-2020 11:02 AM

OK that means it's the oil filler tube side. Could used oil actually come out of that?

maytag 03-24-2020 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blvsmith (Post 613944)
OK that means it's the oil filler tube side. Could used oil actually come out of that?

I'm actually chasing a "leak" in that location as well. It's more of a "weep", really, as I can't see anything dripping, but everything gets oily there, and it's finding its way down the side of my motor, across the coil-packs, etc.
On mine, I'm of the opinion it's the Crankcase vent hose. This is the "accordion" hose that connects the left-side camshaft housing to the AOS on the right side. It snakes around across the top of the right-side camshaft housing. Mine is wet with oil all along that length. It didn't smoke when I smoked the engine, but it'd have to get through the AOS or a check-valve to do so.

the Oil Fill tube is further towards the center of the motor, as opposed to the crankcase vent line. I don't think it's my culprit.

blvsmith 03-25-2020 06:54 PM

Man that makes more sense to me and would explain the used oil possibly. Thanks for info


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