Oil Residue all around the oil pan??
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Oil Residue all around the oil pan??
Hello everyone. I recently crawled under the car to install my AutoEXE chassis braces and change the motor oil. I noticed that there is an oil residue around the whole pan and some surrounding areas. Can anyone with some experience help me out with this issue. I am sure that it is not the oil drain plug or washer. I think the gasket to the pan might be going bad? I'm not sure. The oil could also be leaking from the oil filter possibly? Any advice is appreciated. The amount of oil loss is pretty low but it's still making a mess over the pan. No oil drips onto the ground if that is of any help. The oil could be leaking only when I'm at the track. Thanks
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I've had the same issue before. Though mine was obvious since rust was eating away at my actual oil pan all over, and then it started to seep oil through the gasket. So I had to replace the oil pan and install a new gasket.
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Give me the old Cork and Rubber Oil Pan (Sump Pan) Gaskets or Grey Card one ANYDAY..these cheap **** sealing compounds don't appear to last any longer than a decade or even less.
All makers do it..
Mazda should offer a Parts 'alternative', I wonder if anyone has/is made a real gasket?
All makers do it..
Mazda should offer a Parts 'alternative', I wonder if anyone has/is made a real gasket?
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An often seen oil leak is the front seal....seems to happen track only with high rpms...and not leak on the street
If it is a small amount.....clean it up and don't worry about it...if it leaks a lot you will need to re-do the front seal
Might want to check your compression as well...blow by will make it worse
If it is a small amount.....clean it up and don't worry about it...if it leaks a lot you will need to re-do the front seal
Might want to check your compression as well...blow by will make it worse
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Dannobre what do you mean by the front seal? Are you talking about the oil pan or another part of the engine. I will need to wipe everything down as clean as possible and then attempt to diagnose it again. Right now it's impossible to tell where the oil is coming from.
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I've had to reseal my oil pan due to leaking. I had Mazda reseal it and a few days later it started leaking all over again.
We thought it was the rear main oil seal, but after removing and resealing the oil pan myself it has never leaked again.
Barring that I suggest as others have to completely clean that and all surrounding areas and check for the source.
We thought it was the rear main oil seal, but after removing and resealing the oil pan myself it has never leaked again.
Barring that I suggest as others have to completely clean that and all surrounding areas and check for the source.
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I've taken the oil filter out of the equation. When I change oil filters, I punch a hole in the old one to allow the pressure to equalize. This drains almost all of the oil back into the stalk. I then wrap a rag around the base of the filter and remove it. Not a drop of oil falls through.
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I've taken the oil filter out of the equation. When I change oil filters, I punch a hole in the old one to allow the pressure to equalize. This drains almost all of the oil back into the stalk. I then wrap a rag around the base of the filter and remove it. Not a drop of oil falls through.
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I've taken the oil filter out of the equation. When I change oil filters, I punch a hole in the old one to allow the pressure to equalize. This drains almost all of the oil back into the stalk. I then wrap a rag around the base of the filter and remove it. Not a drop of oil falls through.
take the oil filter out, wipe the area a bit. reinstall new oil filter. spray the **** out of it for a good 5-10 seconds. Done.
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I am having similar issues.
At high RMPs I am going through oil like crazy. On spirited drives oil splashes on the motor and actually causes it to smoke and I can see it spilling all over the oil pan. However, during normal street driving oil consumption is normal.
I am waiting on a new radiator and have a pretty good view of the drive pully and the OPM. can anyone help me out as to where exactley my problem is?
Thanks in advance,
At high RMPs I am going through oil like crazy. On spirited drives oil splashes on the motor and actually causes it to smoke and I can see it spilling all over the oil pan. However, during normal street driving oil consumption is normal.
I am waiting on a new radiator and have a pretty good view of the drive pully and the OPM. can anyone help me out as to where exactley my problem is?
Thanks in advance,
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Ok posting back on here regarding the oil residue. I cleaned up the whole oil pan area with brake cleaner and now it looks like new. I do believe the oil is coming from the pan seal because the freshest of oil was resting right on the suspension are that is directly near the oil drain plug. The driver side of the pan is not nearly as bad. So far, I've noticed the oil being down 1/4 quart in two fillups. I believe this is just normal consumption so I have no reason to rush this process. I will keep everyone updated once I check this area again in March.
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^ I bought the o-ring, but never installed it. I didn't really want to mess with it. instead I just cleaned the whole area and from dirt/grime and am just going to keep an eye on it to see if i can find where its leaking from for sure