Falcor Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I have an oil leak somewhere on the passenger side of the engine. Can't tell much with everything above it. The drivers side is dry. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow_419 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Maybe one of the breathers for the valve cover is cracked it looks to be more dirt than oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010 5EAT Legacy GT Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I have a slow seep in the same location, I was given the advice to clean it and see how fast the build up of oil returns, if it takes years to get back to this state, then chances are it's not going to be any kind of issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Iirc the only point of possible oil leak on top of the motor is the oil pressure sending unit or the power steering pump. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 I need to clean it up and monitor. When I get around to replacing the PCV I'll clean it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMBR9 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 did you fix the oil leak? where was it coming from i have oil in the same place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010 5EAT Legacy GT Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Got Dyno Tuned after this. They think it is coming from the Rear Main Seal. Not worth the engine pull and replacement cost. Updates since the OG Post. Smell is geting worse slowly, probably as more oil seep accumulates. One Thing I noticed, when I chnaged from Mobil 1 to Motul the smell got 300% worse. My first thought was that the Motul must have been thinner and therfore leaking more. But I think it is simply down to the fact that different oils have different smells when burnt. When I swapped again to Castrol, the smell is not sharp like Motul, and this is most likely why the dealers use the oil they use. They don't smell like an oil leak!!. Still no dripping or anything so it must be being burnt on the exhuast or simply seeping around the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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