Oil Leak [Pics Included]
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Hello everyone,
I have been noticing for a while small oil spots whenever i parked in my garage and at work.I never payed much attention to it thinking it was just very minor. I change my oil yesterday and notice that I only had about 2 quarts of oil in my motor! I took some pictures here to try and see if you guys could help me determine the location of the possible leak and what I could do it fix. I took as many pics as I could. After this post I am going to go back under and clean up all the dirty deposits and see if I can get some even clearer pictures later to determine. Pics are below.
***Updated with Video***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSm7b_dBFA
![](https://i.imgur.com/9werE.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/0DyNG.jpg)
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![](https://i.imgur.com/DObQi.jpg)
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![](https://i.imgur.com/lajoU.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/UFj9p.jpg)
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I have been noticing for a while small oil spots whenever i parked in my garage and at work.I never payed much attention to it thinking it was just very minor. I change my oil yesterday and notice that I only had about 2 quarts of oil in my motor! I took some pictures here to try and see if you guys could help me determine the location of the possible leak and what I could do it fix. I took as many pics as I could. After this post I am going to go back under and clean up all the dirty deposits and see if I can get some even clearer pictures later to determine. Pics are below.
***Updated with Video***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSm7b_dBFA
![](https://i.imgur.com/9werE.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/0DyNG.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/ZaPAA.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/AGmUY.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/aZnPk.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/CmJzx.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/DObQi.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/miWGH.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/lajoU.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/UFj9p.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/vOwJt.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/XZ5NW.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/FRelM.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/BuMWy.jpg)
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It's really hard to tell when everywhere is oily.
If I were you, I would jack up the car, clean ALL the oils with rag, and start the car. That way you can clearly see where the leak comes from.
If I were you, I would jack up the car, clean ALL the oils with rag, and start the car. That way you can clearly see where the leak comes from.
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I just recorded some video and from it you can actually see the oil leaking. Any idea where that oil is coming from. I am going to the garage to clean the oil up now so we can see more clearly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSm7b_dBFA
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It seems probable that the leak comes from oil filter assembly. Although I have seen oil leak from valve cover gasket and oil pan, this is new to me as well. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can chime on this.
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