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Oil on top of the engine?


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As I was working on some of the other issues I am currently having, I noticed a pool of oil which appears to be on top of the engine. Now I am a novice so I don't know all the parts, nooks, and crannies of my car, so I have simply attached a few pictures that display what I found (hopefully). Please let me know if this is something that should be concerning, and what I should do to fix it (I know, big request). I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the other major problem I had recently (still ongoing) (see post http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...mp;#entry160855 ).

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As I was working on some of the other issues I am currently having, I noticed a pool of oil which appears to be on top of the engine. Now I am a novice so I don't know all the parts, nooks, and crannies of my car, so I have simply attached a few pictures that display what I found (hopefully). Please let me know if this is something that should be concerning, and what I should do to fix it (I know, big request). I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the other major problem I had recently (still ongoing) (see post http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...mp;#entry160855 ).

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Trying to orient myself from your pix --

Just guessing -- but it might be coming from the oil pick up tube if it is cracked somehow, a cracked bellows

on the AOS? There is also the oil fill tube that i just replaced that leaked onto that area as well.

Mike

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Great, thanks. I'll check those.

The lower side of the first pic is from the driver's side, the upper side would be towards the passenger side. The other two pics are from a similar orientation, just zoomed in.

Cracked oil fill tube or bad o ring could be the source. I removed my engine a couple weeks ago and have oil in the exact same spot.

My oil fill tube cracked while I was trying to remove it and I suspect it had been cracked for some time.

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