Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:48:28 -0500 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: 9000 cde oil leak
"TMack" <REMOVETHECAPStonymackinnospamoot.com> wrote in message news:c1ev0p$1hld4c$1nospam7499.news.uni-berlin.de... > I appear to have a slight oil leak on my 9000 CDE (automatic). I have > noticed evidence of this oil leak in the form of small patches of oil on the > driveway where the car is parked. Visual inspection shows evidence of some > oil leakage which appears to be coming from the front right hand side. A > quick preliminary look has not revealed obvious signs of engine top end > leakage. Any suggestions about the most likely sources of this leak? Look around the main crankshaft seal behind the vibration damper. That seal will sometimes leak some and is pretty easy to change. -Fred W