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Oil leak 07 Astra 1.4

  • 18-07-2019 9:44pm
    #1
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭


    I noticed an oil leak the last week. passenger side engine.

    Anyone have any idea what it could be


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  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,763 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Can you see roughly where it's coming from? You sure it's oil?


  • #3
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    nope. just that side is covered in oil.


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Clean the engine and keep an eye it every couple of days to try to pinpoint where it comes from.

    Is car low on oil?


  • #5
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    biko wrote: »
    Clean the engine and keep an eye it every couple of days to try to pinpoint where it comes from.

    Is car low on oil?

    I just changed it yesterday


  • #6
    Car99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,531 ✭✭✭Car99


    Did you spill some? Does it leave drops on the ground where its parked overnight?


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  • #7
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    Car99 wrote: »
    Did you spill some? Does it leave drops on the ground where its parked overnight?
    Lots of drop spots on The driveway.

    Didn't spill any.


  • #8
    Car99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,531 ✭✭✭Car99


    Get yourself a DIY UV oil leak detection kit off Amazon for about a tenner.

    Its easier to pinpoint a leak with UV dye than cleaning everything and waiting and watching.


  • #9
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    Do them engine stop leak products work


  • #10
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Before jumping the gun, make sure it's an actual leak.


  • #11
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    What else could it be


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  • #12
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Find it. Fix it.


  • #13
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    OP, if you cannot find the oil leak standing in front of the car yourself then its very unlikely that anyone here on the internet is going to find it either no matter how good their intentions are, they can only guess. You really need to bring it to a mechanic at this stage before it becomes a serious or expensive problem.


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