Help, Ve oil leak!

[Sabbath']

Personally, i've never seen a filter housing leak.

The V6's are notorious for timing covers to leak, they tend to leak around the alternator which is on the drivers side. I'd be checking that to see if it's the timing cover leaking down.

 

[kizza50]

Personally, i've never seen a filter housing leak.

The V6's are notorious for timing covers to leak, they tend to leak around the alternator which is on the drivers side. I'd be checking that to see if it's the timing cover leaking down.

When in this post did I say drivers side? It says passenger side under the ac compressor and touching on the sump, If I run my hand under the filter housing I get traces of wet oil. There is no higher place, so that has to be it

 

[Sabbath']

You didnt. I was simply relaying information on to you to try to help. But if you dont want it, that's fine.


So lets look at it logically:

Your car wasnt leaking.
You messed around with it.
It's leaking from near where you messed around with it.

Personally, i'd be using a liquid sealant for the thread if i could.

As for taking the oil filter housing off, i cant remember if the PS pump needsto be moved to get the lower bolt. Im pretty drunk sorry dude. Just trying to brainstorm.

 

[kizza50]

Its not coming from the t piece, or switch or sender unit, they are dry as!!

 

[RiCeY]

Cant you follow the leak to the source?

 

[kizza50]

Na it confusing, I'm confident it not the t piece switch or sender unit for gauge, and is the filter housing against the block. Have you ever seen that ricey? And is it just the two bolts that hold the filter housing on?

 

[RiCeY]

Nah like Sabbath said its always the other side that leaks...

About 5 bolts and a gasket...

 

[kizza50]

5 bolts and a gasket. I can feel 2, it's dry under the alternator. Will go and double check my t piece, but I'm sure it's not that,

 

[RiCeY]

The filter housing is fairly long and runs down the side of the engine, theres 1 bolt near the top and 4 down the bottom end.

 

[kizza50]

Ok so I Just had a good look, my t piece is completely dry, and no oil on any of it, that is sealed completely fine, it has to be the filter housing, I could feel a couple of the bolts now ricey, will try nip them up when at work next, can it be done easier under the car?? As there isn't a chance my hand will fit down there. If that doesn't work. I suppose new gasket