Thread: Trying To Track Down A Couple Of Oil Leaks...Need Help.

Hey guys,

I have driven my car around 1300 miles since my last oil change and it looks like some oil is leaking. I checked it today and it was halfway between the L and H on the dipstick, so I'm trying to locate where it is leaking. The distributor looked a little gunked up, so I cleaned it to see if I can see any oil leaking from it and right below it where the EGR tube comes out of the exhaust manifold I see a lot of oil buildup, but is the only thing that can leak from that area the distributor? Also, underneath the oil filter there is some oil buildup and I was thinking it was the PS pump since it is in the area, but my PS reservoir has been empty for a while so I don't think that can be it. Can the oil filter mount cause a leak or is there anything else in the area that might leak?

The car doesn't seem to drip any oil on the ground either, which I find strange and the valve cover doesn't seem to be leaking much either.

Thank you!!

oring on the dizzy will cause the leaks by the egr you speak of and drip down to the trans bellhousing eventually.

I also had a leaky oil filter mount...it was actually leaking through the metal...as if it was porous or something...wierd.

Anytime I am looking for oil leaks I try to clean and dry off the areas really well with brake cleaner then just put the car on ramps and let it run while I am under it .....seems to work pretty good for finding the source of the leaks.

heres a thread I started
http://www.sr20-forum.com/general-sr20/73046-oil-leak-thread.html

Thank you for the link!! The area where it is leaking is a pretty tight fit, but I'll try to clean it up a bit more.