Pissed, sudden oil leak.

[otto07]

So i was at a red light and a homeless guy walking across the street says your leaking a bunch of oil. so i hit my ebrake jump out and sure enough there is a huge pile of oil there.

i park the car and check my oil level and there is nothing. the leak is on the drivers side of the engine. no clue exactly where yet. hoping its just a hose. if not then i guess H22A is going in sooner then expected.

just had to share my rant. =(

[dj_ender]

So i was at a red light and a homeless guy walking across the street says your leaking a bunch of oil. so i hit my ebrake jump out and sure enough there is a huge pile of oil there.

i park the car and check my oil level and there is nothing. the leak is on the drivers side of the engine. no clue exactly where yet. hoping its just a hose. if not then i guess H22A is going in sooner then expected.

just had to share my rant. =(

If it happened that fast I would guess balance shaft seal. Sounds like a bad deal man, good luck.

[crazymikey]

I actually had my valve cover gasket not seal properly and oil literally pissed out and down the back of the engine.

[otto07]

yea and no oil behind my car. i didnt hear anything pop or break. and there was a lot of oil on that floor. a puddle of it.

how expensive would the repair be on it?


edit:

mike mines hit everything literally. it got thrown all under my car. like the entire bottom of my car is covered in oil.

[dj_ender]

yea and no oil behind my car. i didnt hear anything pop or break. and there was a lot of oil on that floor. a puddle of it.

how expensive would the repair be on it?

Depends on what it is. If its the balance shaft seal, they are like $8. Pull off your upper timing cover and you can see if its the seal. Look here:

[otto07]

ill check that out tomorrow its too dark right now.

the area where most of the oil was is on that pipe to the left of your finger. so it might be the balance shaft seal.


im just worried because i ran it for about 2 blocks after the leak to the nearest gas station.

[dj_ender]

ill check that out tomorrow its too dark right now.

the area where most of the oil was is on that pipe to the left of your finger. so it might be the balance shaft seal.


im just worried because i ran it for about 2 blocks after the leak to the nearest gas station.

Damn man, I hope your car is ok. Go look behind the crank pulley, and the very bottom of the lower timing cover. Is there oil dropping from there?

[otto07]

the oil splattered everywhere from it hitting the belts. so its hard to say where it originated. its dark outside so that does not help. its all going apart friday or tomorrow. until then i guess i better break out the walking shoes.

[dj_ender]

the oil splattered everywhere from it hitting the belts. so its hard to say where it originated. its dark outside so that does not help. its all going apart friday or tomorrow. until then i guess i better break out the walking shoes.

Your not going to drive it are you?

[xkjnboix]

well u must have had 3+ quarts the whole time or else the oil pressure light would have come on. u should have bought that homeless guy a burger =D saved you a motor =P

[otto07]

fuck no lol. im not on crack just got a oil disaster lol.

its sitting in the driveway right now till tomorrow or friday.

im just hoping for the best.


and kjnboi i know but he walked away so quick.

people looked at me like i was crazy when i hoped out of my car and laid under it at a red light lol.

[dj_ender]

well u must have had 3+ quarts the whole time or else the oil pressure light would have come on. u should have bought that homeless guy a burger =D saved you a motor =P

He specifically said in the first post he checked his pull and it was empty. I know 3+ quarts will show on the dipstick. His light could be out, the cord to the sensor could be broken, yada yada..

[otto07]

light came on after the 2 blocks. and for those 2 blocks i was not dripping oil at all. the dip shows less then a pinky nail. way less.

[dj_ender]

light came on after the 2 blocks. and for those 2 blocks i was not dripping oil at all. the dip shows less then a pinky nail. way less.

Yeah, just pull the upper timing cover tomorrow and you can see the valve cover gasket, cam seal, balance shaft seal. Those are the most likely culprits.

[deevergote]

Did you throw the homeless guy a few bucks in thanks? Dude may have saved your engine.