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Engine oil leak
Posted by Rick Friese [Email] (more from Rick Friese) on Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:31:02
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2002 9-5 Aero, 180000 +/- miles. Have had a small engine oil leak for some time (1 qt every 300 or so miles), and with the oil blown around the engine compartment a "mechanic" gave me a diagnosis of valve cover gasket leakage. A recent power steering fluid leak and repair (thread opened 5 March) led to high pressure cleaning up the engine compartment a bit.
It's not (apparently) the gasket. Best we can tell is the leak begins under the starter, runs across a "shelf" and falls down to the catalytic converter and the two fore/aft pipes on either side and then down to the ground.
Any thoughts on where it's coming from? Any system related sensors in the starter area I should look at more closely?
Notes: ) The leak appears much more severe after the PS fix. 2) As I've been adding oil on a regular basis, the filter has not been changed in a LONG, LONG time.
As usual, thanks in advance.
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