R55 Major oil loss
#1
Major oil loss
Hoping someone can steer me in the right direction. I’ll try to keep it short.
Lost 3 qts of oil on drive home. Oil from as high as approximately bottom of the head, all on right side. Oil under car and down complete passenger side and back doors.
Added oil and started, No noises.
Added dye to oil and cleaned all old oil from engine/paint.
Can’t find a leak anywhere now!
I replaced the timing chain tensioner because that made the most sense to me but I don’t know that the old one was bad. Also changed belt, tensioner and friction wheel while I was there.
I’m scared it’s going to happen again and don’t know where to look next.
Anyone have ideas?
Thanks
Lost 3 qts of oil on drive home. Oil from as high as approximately bottom of the head, all on right side. Oil under car and down complete passenger side and back doors.
Added oil and started, No noises.
Added dye to oil and cleaned all old oil from engine/paint.
Can’t find a leak anywhere now!
I replaced the timing chain tensioner because that made the most sense to me but I don’t know that the old one was bad. Also changed belt, tensioner and friction wheel while I was there.
I’m scared it’s going to happen again and don’t know where to look next.
Anyone have ideas?
Thanks
#3
Yoshimura 1
This was the first thing I looked at. Is it physically possible for the seal to dump that amount of oil so quickly?
I guess also, is the front seal and the tensioner the only places that can cause that kind of leak on the right side of motor?
This was the first thing I looked at. Is it physically possible for the seal to dump that amount of oil so quickly?
I guess also, is the front seal and the tensioner the only places that can cause that kind of leak on the right side of motor?
Last edited by Shane772; 11-23-2021 at 04:05 PM.
#4
You be surprised at how much oil can get pushed out of that seal when the crank is spinning. How far did you drive and notice that amount
of oil lost... Have you noticed any oil leaks around the oil cooler... Clean the area off with some brake cleaner and put the car on some jack
stands and check the areas while the car is running...
of oil lost... Have you noticed any oil leaks around the oil cooler... Clean the area off with some brake cleaner and put the car on some jack
stands and check the areas while the car is running...
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