WTF oil leak..

[blcknspo0ln]

I get a stready drip of oil when the car is on and I can't trace the origin. I don't know what else is down there besides the oil pan right above it. As you can see, it's RTVed like no tomorrow. No dripping from above, so could it be the clutch bleeder valve assembly?

The drip emerges from the right hand side of the bleeder assembly right where the end of that bolt is.

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[Adriano]

I had something similar. It leaked for about 6 months. I RTVed everything like 5 times and never stopped. One day I put the car on jack stands, took the dp off, transfercase off, and let the car idle (raise it too about 1500) until I found the leak . It ended up being a crack in the oil pan.

Adriano

[blcknspo0ln]

Thanks for the input adriano. I posted over on DSMtuners and they seem to think it's a rear main seal, possible at all?

[hindle]

Umm.. what about all of that antifreeze that's leaking from the turbo and onto the motor mount. :roll:

[blcknspo0ln]

haha don't worry about all of that. I had some leaks along the way. This is my last one before I feel confident about taking it on the road.

[Bean]

It could also be the rear main seal or input shaft seal on the trans. Hopefully it is not either one of them. They suck to change. :x

[blcknspo0ln]

yea, a lot of guys on tuners are saying the same thing. I hope it's not because I definitely don't want to drop the damn trans (flywheel bolts with no impact suck too). Anyway, Just as a precaution I'll be removing the oilpan and putting a new gasket/RTV on it just to make sure it's not that.