hidden oil leak ?'s

[patrick.bureau at gmail.com (Patrick Bureau)]

I used to have one of those... ended up being the dip stick at the
base that had wiggle itself off the edge (still stiff no movement but
off the block lip) and the oil was seeping out throu the theeth of the
pipe, check that out.



On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:25:09 -0600 (CST), Jeff Toomasson
<area53@validpath.com> wrote:
> If you run out of ideas, you can get a fluorescent oil-friendly dye from NAPA.
> Add it to the oil, follow the instructions and use a UV lamp to find the leak...
> 
> HTH, JT
> 
> 
> 
> > hey everyone,  i've got an oil leak i can't seem to find.  i think it's
> > coming form the oil cooler flange, but i'm not sure.  it's leaking right
> > down the front of the engine, and dripping from around the front engine
> > mount.  i pulled the oil cooler off and replaced the ruuber o-ring, and
> > also  replace the high pressure switch and oil temp sender that are mounted
> > on top  of the oil cooler flange, but that didn't seem to do me any good.
> > i also  tried to remove the flange from the block, but i wouldn't budge.  i
> > had all  three allen head bolts out, and it feels like there's still
> > something  holding it on there.  everything above the oil cooler is dry,
> > but below that  it's covered in oil and looks like crap.  any idea's what
> > it might be?  oh  yeah, it's a '87 16v.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Dave m.
> >
> >
> >
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