dropping oil...

[Troyziee]

my cars recently just started to leave behind a couple of drops of oil in my drive, and my dads not to happy, reakons its recking his paving, sooo i was wondering if there is anything i can do about it? ie; some sort of 'stop-leak' around tha sump plug or sumthing?

cheers

[Tom_1569]

Are you 100% sure its leaking from the sump plug?
If you are, either its not done up tight enough, or you need a new plug and washer.

[Troyziee]

im pretty sure it is mate, had a look under there a couple of times and thats were tha drops seem to be forming, tha rest looks pretty good, wat areas are leaks common to? where should i look?

tha plugs as tight as she'll go by hand, so spose ill buy a new plug n washer, will autobarn n those sorta shops have em or?

[RVN 355]

im pretty sure it is mate, had a look under there a couple of times and thats were tha drops seem to be forming, tha rest looks pretty good, wat areas are leaks common to? where should i look?

tha plugs as tight as she'll go by hand, so spose ill buy a new plug n washer, will autobarn n those sorta shops have em or?

Holdens and autobarn will stock sump plugs and washers,washer should be replaced every so often.

Ya 1st step should be to get some degreaser & spray the under carage,come back to it a day or 2 later. This shall determine exact location without guessing and costing you money.

Common 3.8L leaks are from inlet manifold gasket,rear main seal,rocker cover gasket & rack.


Spray around and clean those areas 1st off and see how ya go.even post some pics might help solve ya problem with some mechanic and forum members who are familiar with the v6 holden and its faults.

[Troyziee]

cheers mate

it doesnt really bother me, i figure its a tired '92 engine, couple of drops big deal, but dad doesnt like it on tha garage floor and driveway paving

[levymetal]

Yeah my mum hates it too. I said too bad for her, it's my car, my life, and I don't want to fix it (power steering leak). I live in this house equally so if she doesn't like my leak, she can put some carpet under my car to catch the drips, but I'm never touching it. And she does it

[Morton]

Considered asking him if you can throw an oil drip pan under the car, T-Roy?

[Troyziee]

there is one in tha garage, but theres 4 cars and a two car garage, which means 2 in tha garage and 2 infront of tha garage, and it all depends what time ppl get home, n wat time ppl have to leave tha next mornin, as to were its parked, so its always changing spots

[Joey_21]

haha my olds dont let me park on the new driveway have 2 park it on the dry grass

[Cogez]

Yeah my mum hates it too. I said too bad for her, it's my car, my life, and I don't want to fix it (power steering leak). I live in this house equally so if she doesn't like my leak, she can put some carpet under my car to catch the drips, but I'm never touching it. And she does it

Just quietly, if you share your house equally with your Mum, shouldn't you be doing your bit to keep it clean by keeping your car's oil off the driveway.

Then you wouldn't sound like such an obnoxious prat

[89 vn]

My sisters bf car ruined my mums driveway cos he wouldnt park it on the grass and my mums a softie, be nice to your parents and park it with some cardboard under it till you fix it

[peter65]

im pretty sure it is mate, had a look under there a couple of times and thats were tha drops seem to be forming, tha rest looks pretty good, wat areas are leaks common to? where should i look?

tha plugs as tight as she'll go by hand, so spose ill buy a new plug n washer, will autobarn n those sorta shops have em or?

Is the sump plug only supposed to be tightened to "hand" tight? i do mine up with a ratchet (how tight? not too much!) to a reasonable tension.... is there a specified tension quoted for this? cheers, peter.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

"Tight enough" is the technical term for it.


Under carriage....mmmm Jessica Simpson....

[Troyziee]

peter65, ye mate,when i say she's as tight as she'll go, i mean just tightened with a hand rachet, not swigning off it or anything, i reakon itll just b tha washer, jus cbf changing that ova, cause it means unscrewing tha sump plug looks like a pre-mature oil change for me...

[peter65]

hey t-roy - sorry mate i misunderstood you about "hand tight"... i wasnt trying to be a smart a***... hehehehe... just dont do what i did when i changed the oil and forgot to put the washer back on....hmmm its leaking and i wonder why.... had cleaned everything up and had to drain/install washer/refill.... d'oh!

[Troyziee]

lol ur right mate, i didnt think u were having a go at me, just wanted to make sure ppl didnt think i was swigning off tha nut or anything.

i got no probs replacing a washer thats no big deal, just cbf drainin all tha oil, then refilling it, n all that, not due for it atm

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Just drain it, put a new washer on the plug, then tip it back in. Make sure your drain container is clean.

[Troyziee]

ye if i went to the effort of drainin tha sump, id rather put sum fresh oil in, rather than old **** (i no i can just poor it bak in, but may aswell get fresh stuff in)