Oil leak driver side
#1
Oil leak driver side
Hey Everyone !
Maybe be you can help me pinpoint this issue i have , my car has developed a oil leak at 285000 km, the oil drips on the ground appear right under the battery and air filter area , can someone tell me what I can look at to try find what this issue can be ?
Thanks for the help !
Maybe be you can help me pinpoint this issue i have , my car has developed a oil leak at 285000 km, the oil drips on the ground appear right under the battery and air filter area , can someone tell me what I can look at to try find what this issue can be ?
Thanks for the help !
#2
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Sounds like rear main seal leak.. try changing your pcv valve. Might be causing blowback pressuring fluid through the seal.
If that doesn't fix it and it is the seal, you need to drop the trans to replace the ~$10 seal.. IOW, several hundred in labor for a ten dollar part.
If that doesn't fix it and it is the seal, you need to drop the trans to replace the ~$10 seal.. IOW, several hundred in labor for a ten dollar part.
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#3
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
It also could be from the transmission cooler or power steering fluid cooler, need to get under car to check the source of the leak. It may not be obvious, always follow the leak up. Check hose connections to the coolers too. Oil soaked hoses should be obvious.
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#4
Sounds like rear main seal leak.. try changing your pcv valve. Might be causing blowback pressuring fluid through the seal.
If that doesn't fix it and it is the seal, you need to drop the trans to replace the ~$10 seal.. IOW, several hundred in labor for a ten dollar part.
If that doesn't fix it and it is the seal, you need to drop the trans to replace the ~$10 seal.. IOW, several hundred in labor for a ten dollar part.
#5
Burning Brakes
There are basically 4 places where the engine can leak oil:
You mentioned that the oil was on the bottom of the transmission beneath the battery tray: I'd probably clean the bottom of the engine with some superclean and a scrub bush and then wait for more oil to show up.
- Front: The oil pump and seal (this includes the vtec oil pressure sensor) less commonly camshaft front seals
- Back: The rear main seal
- Top: the valve cover or camshaft thrust seals
- Bottom: the oil pan gasket
You mentioned that the oil was on the bottom of the transmission beneath the battery tray: I'd probably clean the bottom of the engine with some superclean and a scrub bush and then wait for more oil to show up.
#6
There are basically 4 places where the engine can leak oil:
You mentioned that the oil was on the bottom of the transmission beneath the battery tray: I'd probably clean the bottom of the engine with some superclean and a scrub bush and then wait for more oil to show up.
- Front: The oil pump and seal (this includes the vtec oil pressure sensor) less commonly camshaft front seals
- Back: The rear main seal
- Top: the valve cover or camshaft thrust seals
- Bottom: the oil pan gasket
You mentioned that the oil was on the bottom of the transmission beneath the battery tray: I'd probably clean the bottom of the engine with some superclean and a scrub bush and then wait for more oil to show up.
Last edited by max4swag; 04-10-2019 at 04:54 PM.
#7
Senior Moderator
Looks like it's part of the rack and pinion of i'm not mistaken
you haven't told us what year/make/model of the car though.
here perhaps?
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/v-2002...ear-box-type-s
you haven't told us what year/make/model of the car though.
here perhaps?
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/v-2002...ear-box-type-s
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#8
Burning Brakes
That’s your power steering rack.
If its leaking because you’ve been turning the steering wheel all the way to the end lately then I would leave it. But: if it’s leaking all the time, you’ll have to consider repairing/replacing it.
If its leaking because you’ve been turning the steering wheel all the way to the end lately then I would leave it. But: if it’s leaking all the time, you’ll have to consider repairing/replacing it.
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#9
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
That's the pinion housing of the power steering rack.. check the fittings and high pressure hose.
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#10
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Power steering fluid often burns on the 3rd cat and can start a fire..
I'm not saying it's urgent, but for the sake of your driveway and your vehicle, I'd get it fixed asap.
I'm not saying it's urgent, but for the sake of your driveway and your vehicle, I'd get it fixed asap.
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#11
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
btw.. usually there's a bolt or cap at the end of the housing. Looks like it's eaten away or gone there.
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#12
looks like it's part of the rack and pinion of i'm not mistaken
you haven't told us what year/make/model of the car though.
Here perhaps?
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/v-2002...ear-box-type-s
you haven't told us what year/make/model of the car though.
Here perhaps?
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/v-2002...ear-box-type-s
#13
what would be the repairing option ?
#14
#15
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
If it can't be resealed, it'll need to be replaced
Other than a fire hazard and risk to staining your garage floor / driveway
You can monitor how much is leaking from the res and just top off every month or so..
If it's leaking significantly.. I'd make a plan sooner than later.
Other than a fire hazard and risk to staining your garage floor / driveway
You can monitor how much is leaking from the res and just top off every month or so..
If it's leaking significantly.. I'd make a plan sooner than later.
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#16
If it can't be resealed, it'll need to be replaced
Other than a fire hazard and risk to staining your garage floor / driveway
You can monitor how much is leaking from the res and just top off every month or so..
If it's leaking significantly.. I'd make a plan sooner than later.
Other than a fire hazard and risk to staining your garage floor / driveway
You can monitor how much is leaking from the res and just top off every month or so..
If it's leaking significantly.. I'd make a plan sooner than later.
#17
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
That cap looks like a mess, but see if you can fit a 3/8" extension in there.. wondering if it can be tightened..
Might not even be the leak, just the lowest point of the leak.. definitely check all the fittings from the rack.
Might not even be the leak, just the lowest point of the leak.. definitely check all the fittings from the rack.
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#18
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
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#19
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
You'll need a flare nut wrench on most of those fitting.. they're a PITA to get to especially if they're on the inside.
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#20
looked everywhere and the leak is really coming from around that fitting all the rest looked fine , so it is possible to tighten it ?
#21
#22
Burning Brakes
By the looks of the photos you've sent (they are a big help) the highest point I see here does appear higher up near the high pressure hose fitting (as you have pointed out). what I am not sure of: is there another seal where the steering shaft inserts into the top of the rack (behind that rubber grommet)?
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#23
By the looks of the photos you've sent (they are a big help) the highest point I see here does appear higher up near the high pressure hose fitting (as you have pointed out). what I am not sure of: is there another seal where the steering shaft inserts into the top of the rack (behind that rubber grommet)?
#24
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Yeah that picture is much more telling.. might need a new rack.
If that fitting is the high pressure hose, I'd get a flange nut wrench on it and see if you can tighten it.
You said the high pressure hose was replaced two years. It doesn't look like it from that pic.
I'd be willing to bet they only replaced the o-ring on the pump.
If that fitting is the high pressure hose, I'd get a flange nut wrench on it and see if you can tighten it.
You said the high pressure hose was replaced two years. It doesn't look like it from that pic.
I'd be willing to bet they only replaced the o-ring on the pump.
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#25
Burning Brakes
See if you can spray some superclean or similar in there and scrub it clean with a toothbrush...let dry and turn the car on again to see if you can find the leak. That's what others have done to try an pinpoint where the leak originates.
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#26
Yeah that picture is much more telling.. might need a new rack.
If that fitting is the high pressure hose, I'd get a flange nut wrench on it and see if you can tighten it.
You said the high pressure hose was replaced two years. It doesn't look like it from that pic.
I'd be willing to bet they only replaced the o-ring on the pump.
If that fitting is the high pressure hose, I'd get a flange nut wrench on it and see if you can tighten it.
You said the high pressure hose was replaced two years. It doesn't look like it from that pic.
I'd be willing to bet they only replaced the o-ring on the pump.
#28
I remember that during the install of my high pressure line, that lower area of that connects to the steering rack was a total PITA to tighten down - maybe ya'll missed a bolt or something there? Or possibly just misaligned it?
#29
its kinda weird that after almost 2 years it would start to leak ,I should see a leak where it connects to the steering rack when I open the hood ? I will take a look and let you know !!
#30
the part that I changed was the hi pressure hose that connects to the steering rack on the top part at the bottom back of the engine bay on the right side when you fave the front of the car , but the leak is comming from the bottom under side of the car , I don’t think it’s the same Hose ? Sorry is this reply is complicated lol
Last edited by max4swag; 04-11-2019 at 02:34 PM.
#31
The hose you sent a picture of - one part connects to the power steering pump, and the other somewhere below the engine near the rack, right? I'm saying maybe an imperfect fit of the part where it connects to below the engine may be partially at fault.
#32
Everyone !!!! I appreciate all the help and advice you are giving me it’s really helpful 👍😁 I have a oil change appointment on Saturday i will ask them to take a look I just hope that this is not a major issue
Last edited by max4swag; 04-11-2019 at 02:47 PM.
#33
just checked under the hood where the high pressure hose connects from one end to the other no leaks whatsoever in the lower engine area close to the firewall nothing , only when you look under the car as shown on the pic
#34
i just when to the garage and the hole rack and pinion needs to be replaced , they will replace it with a rebuilt rack and pinion with a 3 year warranty ,the garage quoted me 950$ cad for the whole job , does this sound correct ?
#35
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Parts can be really expensive in Canada from what I hear
That would be a reasonable price here.
I would go with a new rack, but that might be very expensive for you.
I would always check around. You can get quotes over the phone.
That would be a reasonable price here.
I would go with a new rack, but that might be very expensive for you.
I would always check around. You can get quotes over the phone.
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