Matthew1785
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Today in the craptastic weather were having i found a pool of murky almost oily water sitting near door of the driver side. thinking, oh great i really hope its not coming from me. so i drove around some stopped at the mall, picked up some V-day stuff for the g/f walked back to my car noticed some more murky water. Now im thinking its gotta be from my car. popped the hood check the dipstick,
|------------------------------F|--|-----|E this looked like where the oil was sitting at (note the | is where the oil kinda stopped)
Now the last time i did an oil change was literally less then 1.5k miles ago because im installing a turbo which means a modified oil pan was installed. but i could have sworn 4 quarts filled it past the F mark on the dipstick, and yes i was on a even flat surface, with my car running longer then 2 mins. so i rush to pep boys throw some mobile1 5w-30 synthetic in which is what i used when i did my last oil change and now its really past the F mark. i used maybe a little less then half a quart of oil. So for the next 2 weeks before my turbo install im going to keep checking it, i know im not burning it, no oil marks on my bumper. no blue smoke. maybe the pan wasnt bolted tight enough, who knows but all i can say was i freaked out for about 2 hours. i cant afford to replace an engine not now.
So thats my rant. if anyone has any suggestions on how to check if im leaking by all means. i threw some cardboard underneath the engine the oil pan to see maybe its comming from there, but i doubt because of the wet ground and the snow that i will see it. other then that car is running perfect.
|------------------------------F|--|-----|E this looked like where the oil was sitting at (note the | is where the oil kinda stopped)
Now the last time i did an oil change was literally less then 1.5k miles ago because im installing a turbo which means a modified oil pan was installed. but i could have sworn 4 quarts filled it past the F mark on the dipstick, and yes i was on a even flat surface, with my car running longer then 2 mins. so i rush to pep boys throw some mobile1 5w-30 synthetic in which is what i used when i did my last oil change and now its really past the F mark. i used maybe a little less then half a quart of oil. So for the next 2 weeks before my turbo install im going to keep checking it, i know im not burning it, no oil marks on my bumper. no blue smoke. maybe the pan wasnt bolted tight enough, who knows but all i can say was i freaked out for about 2 hours. i cant afford to replace an engine not now.
So thats my rant. if anyone has any suggestions on how to check if im leaking by all means. i threw some cardboard underneath the engine the oil pan to see maybe its comming from there, but i doubt because of the wet ground and the snow that i will see it. other then that car is running perfect.
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