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Old 02-23-2012, 08:01 PM
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I called around and prices ran 150/200 if that's indeed the problem. I'm afraid that once they get the car they will tell me it has several issues. I tried to get someone to make a house call to confirm the problem but no one wants to. Really at a loss here about what to do. I tried to get some pics but it was to dark I'll try again tomorrow.
 
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Put UV dye in the oil and check the engine out with a black light later after you put some miles on it. That will better tell you where it is leaking.
 
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Old 02-24-2012, 10:03 PM
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I've tried to attach some pics. When the car is running you can see oil coming off the belt but I still can't figure out where it's coming from. Hope these pics help.
 
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Old 02-24-2012, 10:37 PM
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Thanks for the info. The oil you see on the radiator was from just running 30 min. You would think with that much oil leaking it would be easy to find where it was coming from. I think I'll try the crank seal and hope thats the prob.
 
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Originally Posted by goingforgold
Thanks for the info. The oil you see on the radiator was from just running 30 min. You would think with that much oil leaking it would be easy to find where it was coming from. I think I'll try the crank seal and hope thats the prob.
Put the UV dye in the oil. Rent a UV light from the auto store. That will help pinpoint where it is leaking and will be real easy to see. I recommend doing this at night.
 
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Put the UV dye in the oil. Rent a UV light from the auto store. That will help pinpoint where it is leaking and will be real easy to see. I recommend doing this at night.
 
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Had a similar issue with my Monte, but I have the 3.8 Liter, turned out to be the Oil Pressure Monitoring Sensor/Switch. $10 solved my problem.
 
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Old 02-29-2012, 12:26 PM
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I had a mobile mechanic put a new crank seal in but it's still leaking. He is suppose to come back out and check it. I don't understand why I can't see where it is coming from as much oil that is coming off the belt. I looked at the filter while it was running and seems to be fine.
 
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Old 02-29-2012, 03:37 PM
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rechecked seal it is not leaking. Checked oil filter,oil pressure switch not leaking. I'm wondering about ac pump or water pump? I put a pressure tester on rad and it didn't seem to bleed down. Can the water pump leak and still hold pressure? At this point I'm not even sure what kind of fluid is leaking even the mobile mech couldn't tell me. It's a fine mist coming off the serp belt but not until the car wams up.
 
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Do what jasonsmith said that'll show ya
 


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