Modus Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 S70GLT 181K milesOkay granted I should have cleaned all the oil off, this way I can see where the real leak is. Doh!But I thought that maybe some of you can give me some insight on what else could be the cause.Yesterday Saturday, I just Installed new cam seals, replaced the PCV system and the radiator. Drove for 80 miles and I still have a drip on the driveway. gad dang it. I have yet to pull the heat shield off the turbo to investigate, but the leak is more towards the rear of the engine.As depicted in the pics seems to be oil spray, what would cause and oil spray?Pic of turbo, down seal looks good. front of turbo oily Pic of Flywheel.... if It was RMS which was replaced 70k miles ago the flywheel would be wet, which is dry, and the oil goes further up the side of the engine anyhow.Pic of newly replaced radiator hose and an oil drip next to it. Which would tell me would it would be from the cam seal, however I replaced it.The rear right cam seal (where the cam positioning sensor is) was far more leaky than the left rear one but here is a pic of what I encountered.So any takers on any possible causes, or could it just be left over residue that is making me crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 IT'S NOT ENGINE OIL IT'S TRANNY FLUID!!Why would it be tranny fluid? what lines go back there, why would it be leaking from the top?Any takers on possible causes.... freeking thing is driving me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagodoosh Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 how did you determine is was transmission fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 check for a failed radiator while you're at it. I don't quite understand how you got to tranny fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Tranny by smell and taste.. but then again I really have to get under there and clean it off to get a better understanding of the source, It only leaks when driven. Best figure tranny. Failed rad? oh yea I can see how you might determine that. but no, I replaced everything and still have a dang drip, just never cleaned off the spray. The Radiator hose in the pic is bran new, so there's not oil on it yet but I still have drips.I figured someone could tell me if they know of any lines there or how to diagnose something you can't see when the car is stopped.With battery out and air box out the top of the case looks clean. It's not till I get underneath and "I'm like whoa! " where does all this come from? Not to mention the sand and dirt mixed in.Could it be an axle seal? slinging all the oil every where? I just don't know how something would appear to spray and only drip 2 drips per park. Either way I'm gonna get to the bottom of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Another thing... in diagnosing... Putting a car in drive on a lift I have done, but what about jack stands? and placing a camcorder underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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