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Update: Saw oil on the driveway and on the right side Posted by bender [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Nearly *3* liters of oil missing. Oil pressure light, bender ![]() ![]() |
of the engine. It should have been noticed but unfortunately wasn't (can you tell how much this hurts?)
Anyhow, it's on the side of the engine oil sump from what I can see from getting under there. It's probably coming from the crank shaft seal. I don't know. There was quite a lot of oil on the snow from a few days back so it's lost quite a bit. It's losing a bit as well now; I put a piece of drywall under the car and it leaked some.
I'll have the car towed in a few days for it to be looked at, but I'll have to start it briefly. Hope it'll be okay to start? It'll be sitting in the cold for the next 9-10 days so the seal will be worse.
I just hope the engine can survive this.
On a different note, about my mechanic who's supposedly a great indy shop here. After telling him the oil didn't register on the dipstick, he went, started the car and drove it in the shop. I should have stopped him. A good mechanic would have filled it first with oil and *then* started it. We're responsible for our possessions.
*really* hope it'll survive this when it gets looked at.
Any thoughts on what the damage could be? It's on the passenger side (right side) of the sump.
Thanks for the feedback.
Bender
_______________________________________ bender 2001 9-3 Viggen Laser Red 5 door 48k miles 2000 9-3 SE Midnight Blue 5 door (Sold)
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