Normal cause of an oil leak?

[Evil Goat]

hahaha....yea he didn't give me a job here dumbass. I had to apply and wait for some1 to either get fired or quit. O and my car, on the bill of sale is my name. sorry to tell you. I haven't "purchased" it but it'll be paid off pretty soon. Im not like other people on here dik, i pay for my own shit, pay for my own parts and put them on. but again...ur a wannab GTO so u must know everything cuz u got a biiiig motor right? piss off.

that was all you could come up with? maybe you should get daddy to buy you some jokes too...

[Killer]

her uncle fixed it...

"bad" oil filter.... don't really know what that means yet exactly whether it was loose, hole, bent.. i don't know.. but that's what the problem was...

[jerzey908]

the oil filter can be loose also or it can be block seals

[speedminded]

negative captain....you dont want to spray brake clean on everything, that shit eats o-ring seals for breakfast and shits them out in the form of slow red mustangs....not to mention if you get that shit on any electronics it causes oxidation and eventually the sensor will not work properly

brake clean does wonders, but make sure most everything that you think might can get damaged is covered in some sort of way, if its leaking that bad its gotta be pretty obvious where its coming from


it is possible that when the oil was changed last that the rubber gasket from the old oil filter stuck to the block and its now leaking due to that....i had that problem once, the one time i didnt check to make sure the seal came off w/ the oil filter and it happened, wasted 7 qts of mobil1

naw i've used ZEP for years cleaning and keeping engines clean with no problems at all...specifically B and D-series engines.

As for the oil filter, that could possibly be the issue...I would think it would be quite noticeable on the dipstick though That's definitely where i would start though and should be able to take a peak under the intake manifold during daylight or with a flashlight and see down behind there...

[speedminded]

her uncle fixed it...

"bad" oil filter.... don't really know what that means yet exactly whether it was loose, hole, bent.. i don't know.. but that's what the problem was...

ah, nm

[Evil Goat]

what? zep engine cleaner? you do realize theres a slight difference in engine degreasers and brake clean right?

[speedminded]

what? zep engine cleaner? you do realize theres a slight difference in engine degreasers and brake clean right?

Brake cleaner is 80-90% Heptane, Isopropyl Alchohol, and a little bit of Methonol...the alchohol is what would cause seals to dry out so not sure which Zep we've always used. It smells like brake cleaner, works and evaporates like brake cleaner, and feels like brake cleaner when it accidently gets sprayed in your face so not sure. I know the o-rings on the brembo brakes i have on my car [and the race cars] aren't effected by it so who knows

[green91]

Petroleum products naturally cause rubber seals to harden and leak, id recommend cleaning up around moist spots with brake clean and see where the leaks re-occur. typically hondas leak most around axle seals and the distributor o-ring that ive seen.

[green91]

Brake cleaner is 80-90% Heptane, Isopropyl Alchohol, and a little bit of Methonol...the alchohol is what would cause seals to dry out so not sure which Zep we've always used. It smells like brake cleaner, works and evaporates like brake cleaner, and feels like brake cleaner when it accidently gets sprayed in your face so not sure. I know the o-rings on the brembo brakes i have on my car [and the race cars] aren't effected by it so who knows

Funny how i use brake clean every day and have never had it deteriorate a seal but what do i know?? Im sure if a seal was allowed to soak in it that it could eat the rubber, but brake clean evaporates so quickly that its not an issue.

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

Brake clean turns me white.

[green91]

Me too