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Bobant · 07-27-2015, 01:48 PM

I took my car for a 50 mile ride this weekend. Great ride- no problems. Next day I notice a rather large oil spot on the floor- looks like at least a half of quart. Took a quick look underneath and it is not the oil drain plug leaking. It always leaked, ( or marked its territory), but nothing like this. I just did change the oil- non- detergent 30 wt- (not the first time I changed it). What could have happened to cause a leak like this so quickly?

Farrell In Vancouver · 07-27-2015, 01:53 PM

How much oil did you install? Maybe a tad too much?

The Master Cylinder · 07-27-2015, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Farrell In Vancouver

How much oil did you install? Maybe a tad too much?

That's a good question. First time I changed my oil I refilled with 5 quarts. After a short jaunt it leaked quit a bit of oil.
I learned quickly to only use 4 quarts on refill. Hope that's your problem.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 07-27-2015, 03:19 PM

Sounds like when I pushed Minervas' oil filler cap down TOO far & it couldn't vent out the crankcase pressure!
Bill W.

Bobant · 07-27-2015, 04:17 PM

Only put 4 quarts in it. I can see it dripping down under. Just got to take the plung and get under it and follow the leak to the source. Can't be too many things down there that leak. It's not coming from the side of the motor. Oil pan, seal around crank shaft. Any thing else?

1crosscut · 07-27-2015, 06:59 PM

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What is the oil level on the dip stick?
Is the cap on too tight as Bill suggested?

31 Model A · 07-27-2015, 07:08 PM

I changed the oil when I got Sarah since it was more tar coming out than oil, funny thing, once I got it liquefied again, she leaks everywhere now. She's getting an entire organ transplant over the winter.

Y-Blockhead · 07-27-2015, 07:32 PM

If the source of your leak remains elusive you may have to add some fluorescent dye to the oil and trace it with a ultraviolet light.

That's what I ended up doing and found the the oil return pipe was leaking.

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700rpm · 07-27-2015, 07:34 PM

Bad rear main.

07-27-2015, 01:48 PM	#1
Bobant Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bedford, Va Posts: 50	Now it's a oil Leak I took my car for a 50 mile ride this weekend. Great ride- no problems. Next day I notice a rather large oil spot on the floor- looks like at least a half of quart. Took a quick look underneath and it is not the oil drain plug leaking. It always leaked, ( or marked its territory), but nothing like this. I just did change the oil- non- detergent 30 wt- (not the first time I changed it). What could have happened to cause a leak like this so quickly?

07-27-2015, 01:53 PM	#2
Farrell In Vancouver Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pitt Meadows BC Posts: 1,003	Re: Now it's a oil Leak How much oil did you install? Maybe a tad too much?

07-27-2015, 03:19 PM	#4
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Now it's a oil Leak Sounds like when I pushed Minervas' oil filler cap down TOO far & it couldn't vent out the crankcase pressure! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

07-27-2015, 04:17 PM	#5
Bobant Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bedford, Va Posts: 50	Re: Now it's a oil Leak Only put 4 quarts in it. I can see it dripping down under. Just got to take the plung and get under it and follow the leak to the source. Can't be too many things down there that leak. It's not coming from the side of the motor. Oil pan, seal around crank shaft. Any thing else?

07-27-2015, 06:59 PM	#6
1crosscut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 1,909	Re: Now it's a oil Leak Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) What is the oil level on the dip stick? Is the cap on too tight as Bill suggested? __________________ Dave / Lincoln Nebraska

07-27-2015, 07:08 PM	#7
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: Now it's a oil Leak I changed the oil when I got Sarah since it was more tar coming out than oil, funny thing, once I got it liquefied again, she leaks everywhere now. She's getting an entire organ transplant over the winter. __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

07-27-2015, 07:32 PM	#8
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,849	Re: Now it's a oil Leak If the source of your leak remains elusive you may have to add some fluorescent dye to the oil and trace it with a ultraviolet light. That's what I ended up doing and found the the oil return pipe was leaking. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o09_s00

07-27-2015, 07:34 PM	#9
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: Now it's a oil Leak Bad rear main. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.