MTBwrench Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 So the other day I left class to notice a 4 inch diameter puddle of oil had formed under the wagon after roughly ~7 hour period. Now, I've has a consistent oil leak for the last few months which I believed to be the oil cooler. Plus it was only a few drops overnight, not a puddle. I also get an atrocious hot oil smell though the vents when the motor warms up and I'm siting at a light. Motul smells disgusting when it heats up.... So, I went home and inspected, I thought maybe valve cover gasket since my leak appears to be coming form the passenger side (i.e.-uppipe side). And when I get under my hood I noticed something terrible: The entire passenger side of my block, and the passenger head as well, are covered in a light coating of oil and the dirt that follows with it. Its much more concentrated towards the rear of the block/head, and appears to be dripping down the back and onto the subframe by the up pipe. This coating wasn't there a month ago when I replaced my PCV due to what I though was a cracked PCV hose letting oil out.... Is there anything up there that would cause a major leak, besides a head gasket? I'm reluctant to consider that because I have no other signs yet, aside from losing a ton of oil(presumably from that leak). MTBwrench's Stage 3 5EAT #racewagon 266awhp/255awtq @17.5psi, Tuned By Graham of Boosted Performance Everyone knows what I taste like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 sounds kinda like mine, but my oil spots on the ground aren't as much. i just replaced my turbo, so i plan to clean the engine and run it to see where the leaks are coming from before I decide what to do. how many miles? i'm at 267k 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBwrench Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 how many miles? i'm at 267k Holy crap! I'm at 196k Just replaced my turbo as well. My timing belt service is coming up, and I'd really hate to do all that work and find out I need to tear down the block 15k later... I just find it weird that a head gasket would be leaking from the top... But I've eliminated almost every other variable. MTBwrench's Stage 3 5EAT #racewagon 266awhp/255awtq @17.5psi, Tuned By Graham of Boosted Performance Everyone knows what I taste like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 i'm not sure where mine is coming from. you could send an oil sample to blackstone to have them check....but i've been told that is not accurate. i'm not loosing coolant and not losing that much oil either. i kinda feel like part of my problem is related to a loose clamp on the turbo oil drain line. 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starionesir Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I'd clean it up good and add some dye to the oil and inspect it good to try and locate where the leak is coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBwrench Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Shall do! I hear there's a breather that could go bad on the top of the block, near its center, but logic tells me that would leak down both sides.... We shall see what happens. MTBwrench's Stage 3 5EAT #racewagon 266awhp/255awtq @17.5psi, Tuned By Graham of Boosted Performance Everyone knows what I taste like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivonr Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 not sure if it helps but here are some common headgasket leak symptoms: irregular coolant level fluctuations (reservoir tank) bubbles in coolant reservoir tank irregular operating temperature, temperature spikes smoke from exhaust oil in coolant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBwrench Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well, I can safely say I have one of those. Coolant level has dropped ~1/2" over the least 6 months but that's it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk MTBwrench's Stage 3 5EAT #racewagon 266awhp/255awtq @17.5psi, Tuned By Graham of Boosted Performance Everyone knows what I taste like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceRedFiveOh Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 So whatever happened with this? I seem to be seeing the same stuff as you (no puddles though), and I have most of those symptoms listed above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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