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Daves55Sedan · 10-02-2020, 02:43 PM

What I've always done to trace a leak is this:
Clean off garage floor with sawdust and sweep away clean and dry.
Get under car with a shallow tub filled partially with gasoline and a soft cloth and clean away all the oil seepage, then get a dry cloth and dry real good.
Run engine a while and pull the car back onto garage floor.
Wait till you see one drip spot and crawl back under car and trace the leak to it's source. May need to take flashlight and use your bare finger to detect wet oil.

10-02-2020, 02:43 PM	#4
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: oil on floor under flywheel What I've always done to trace a leak is this: Clean off garage floor with sawdust and sweep away clean and dry. Get under car with a shallow tub filled partially with gasoline and a soft cloth and clean away all the oil seepage, then get a dry cloth and dry real good. Run engine a while and pull the car back onto garage floor. Wait till you see one drip spot and crawl back under car and trace the leak to it's source. May need to take flashlight and use your bare finger to detect wet oil.