OK while parking my granturismo, I saw its leaking oil and looking under I found a pool of oil in seconds. Can anyone help explain this? The car starts fine but afraid to drive it to the dealer.
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OK while parking my granturismo, I saw its leaking oil and looking under I found a pool of oil in seconds. Can anyone help explain this? The car starts fine but afraid to drive it to the dealer.
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DONT crank anymore.. whats the oil level say now that its cooled down? Confirm its oil?
Youre gonna have to jack it up and put a light to that... the drip will take you right to the leak...
Here is a good breakdown of the oil collection...
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Youre gonna have to jack it up and put a light to that... the drip will take you right to the leak...
Here is a good breakdown of the oil collection...
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That‘ s a HUGE leak ..best to have it towed to an independent shop, and if you really don’t have options for reputable shops nearby, take it to a dealer, if you really must .. I would not drive it or even start it for that matter , regardless of what any dipstick levels might show . IMO
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Yes it is. That let me know there was a leak, and it started gushing oil, initially I thought it might be a coolant hose by the shear quantity but it's oil, honey colored. The engine oil was showing full in the dip stick. I'll check again later today.
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Well it was kinda a barn find. I replaced the battery and drove it yesterday for the first time in years. It is due everything! Sadly no dealership nearby, and the nearest independent expert is 4 hours away.
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OK the dip stick says oil is fine. Opened the oil cover and it looked fine... but while at it I noticed the coolant was missing... so added it to full and cranked up the engine and it roared to life but soon spat out all the coolant after a minute running from the same location back of the engine... is it possible I have multiple leaks or is the gasket gone because coolant should not have oil in it.. but without the gasket the engine should not start should it?
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Not sure what to make of those shoes...Pretty sure Jesus had something similar...
You probably have a coolant leak based your post..JasonIf you enlarge the photos, you'll see that the large puddle doesn't look like oil. It looks like a dirty, rusty liquid that's probably coolant. How long was the car sitting for? You should probably change the oil before you try to start it again. There was a reason it was parked and I'm guessing you've identified the reason. Based on the photos, it doesn't look like the car was well taken care of.
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Well how long is a good question, even I don't know that. But even when I bought it, it was missing the transponder from the key so it had to sit for about a year because no one in this city could program one, had to travel 4 hours away one way just to get a new key programed. So it appears I have a coolant leak in the form of the large puddle but touching it it does have oil in it. Then the small puddle would be oil then but which oil? Any guesses?
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Being that the engine oil looks fairly clean, I'd guess the oil mixed with the coolant is likely from a bunch of coolant stop leak the PO dumped in the system in a failed attempt to fix it. - This stuff makes the coolant look like oily mud: Radiator Heavy Duty Stop Leak Pellets | Seal Large Radiator Leaks (barsleaks.com)
Jesus had the AquaStroll to walk on water these look more like OilTastic to walk on oil....Not sure what to make of those shoes...Pretty sure Jesus had something similar...
"There's a coolant hose on the back of the engine that is known to fail. "
Ignoring all the snark, the fact that you saw the car spit out fluid from the back of the engine and it was mostly coolant, tells me this poster probably nailed it. One way to be more sure is to roll the car to a clean area, put some cardboard under it, and try to start it again. That should help pinpoint where it is coming from. Also, if the car sat for years, definitely change the oil and filter before trying to drive it.
If the car is worth keeping, it might be prudent to pay the cost to flatbed it the 4 hours to whomever is knowledgeable and can properly repair it. If you keep going down the current path, you may permanently damage it.
Ignoring all the snark, the fact that you saw the car spit out fluid from the back of the engine and it was mostly coolant, tells me this poster probably nailed it. One way to be more sure is to roll the car to a clean area, put some cardboard under it, and try to start it again. That should help pinpoint where it is coming from. Also, if the car sat for years, definitely change the oil and filter before trying to drive it.
If the car is worth keeping, it might be prudent to pay the cost to flatbed it the 4 hours to whomever is knowledgeable and can properly repair it. If you keep going down the current path, you may permanently damage it.
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If its coming from the "front" of the car/engine it could be the front main gasket (timing cover gasket) which is leaking; your oil pump is also up in the front. If the leak is coming from the rear of the engine/firewall its most likely really bad "valve cover" gaskets. Mine started leaking (minor) then after 3yr it got REALLY bad.
I have a write up I did on V-cover gaskets. Its a tedious but easy 10hr job. If you have to end up doing the valve cover gaskets i also HIGHLY advise to change/switch out the 3 hoses(rubber/metal) behind your engine which feed the heat exchanger on top of your transmission. You'll have access to those hoses only when the top of the engine is removed. I found out the hard way and my hoses blew up on hwy101 on the 4th of july! got towed to San diego $2300 job! fml.... If you end up doing V-covers also switch out the spark plugs since you'll have easy access too.
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