ok im having an oil leak sumwhere. its covering my starter and i cant find the source. i ruled out valve cover, and dipstick tube. is there a bolt thats supposed to be in the side of block sumwhere that i mighta removeD? its only on the side of starter no where else

 

id be thinking dipstick or oil pan. going to have to just keep cleaning it, letting it run and checking again until you can tell where it comes from

 

It's "Only" on the passenger side of the car? Could be the oil-pan as 19Doug90 says. It could also be the rear-main seal. HOw bad of a leak? Is it really "wet" when you clean it off or is it sort of covered in grime...as a slow leak would probably show up?

 

it was leaking terribly. i put some engine sealant around the dipstick tube to block area and its not leaking as bad. the pan is dry its only on the starter toward front of motor

 

check your oil pan bolts.....all of mine were loose at one time causing it to just dump oil

 

k ill check pan. anybody have an issue with there dipstick tube leaking? i can move mine around and pull out with no effort. can it be leaking that much oil though?

 

mine moves around a little bit but i havnt had a major leak from that area

 

hmm i pulled the inspection cover off and its dry underneath. pan doesnt have any oil dripping off of it at all. just all over the starter

 

so only oil on the starter no where else on the block?

 

ya only starter and dipstick tube area looks wet....and on exhaust from blowing back

 

I'd get a new dipstick, The tube could have a hole in it I've had that happen before, I don't think you should be able to move it around and pull it out with no effort, I had to tap mine in with a rubber hammer.

 

ya im gna go get a new one for sure im tired of the oil leakn everywhere

 

ok i cant get a diff dipstick there all the same thickness as the stock one. i was looking at my starter and noticed to bolt holes above the starter. one was grimmy and on looked like new steel. i put a bolt in it can that be were oil is draining from? i checked pan and everywhere on motor no trace of the leak.... i dunno where else to look... any thoughts?

 

You don't want one that's a different thickness. Yours has come loose, something it shouldn't have done so a new one, even the same size, should go in and be tight. They are only held in by a roughed up patch of metal on the bottom of the dipstick. If that wore out, as yours seems to have done, it could cause oil to creep up. I suggest you get under there iwth a pressure sprayer and hose the hole thing down to clean it up so you have a fresh reference point. Then start the engine and run it. Does it leak when it's idling or only when you drive it? Are you sure it's oil or could it be trans fluid? Have you ever over-heated your engine block? I mean like, really overheated it?

 

FYI...

I have had leaks from the rear 'china wall'/distributor/oil pressure sending unit and the oil runs down the back of the block and off the sides of the bellhousing. Usually makes quite a mess that appears to be a valvecover leak but isnt!

Just something else to check...

 

the china walls are dry as is the back of block. it wont leak until i drive it i let it idle for 10 minutes and no leaks... im starting to think its leaking behind starter on the pan... its blowing all over my new exhaust and covering my starter.
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never overheated it, and ya its oil for sure

 

anybody got any insight?

 

like was said your best bet is to just keep cleaning the oil off, and then drive a little, check again, and repeat until its obvious where its coming from, really its gotta either be coming from the front/side of the oil pan or the dipstick tube.

just clean it and drive it like half way down the street and back, then check and see if its more obvious

my oil dipstick doesnt stay in place either it slides right out, but ive never had a leak there.

 

ya i drove and it leaked bad i think its the pn. will it leak that bad cause it aint tight?

 

lol well i would hope the first thing you did is check for loose bolts on the pan.

 

i just put a new pan on it torqued em down shoulda prob checked em after heat got to em for the fine torquing maybe

 

well if you just put a new pan on id be willing to bet dollars to pay thats where your problem is.

pretty general rule is you replace something, then have a problem right after, theres something wrong with the work you did. If the bolts arent loose id drop the pan and make sure the seal is good

 

im prayin its loose lol i dont wanna drop pan again

 

lol i know that feeling

 

ok stupid quest. but will oil poor out of pan if it aint tight?

 

i cant find a dipstick thatll fit tight. i use gasket sealer around tube and lil on it still blows out ONLY ubder high acceleration. idleings fine and no dripping signs anywhere. im lost with it

 

fixed oil leak i jb welded the bastard in and it works great now. thanks everybody