

| Subject: | Re: oil dripping from dip stick tube |
| From: | Edward Maglott |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Jul 2002 15:48:34 -0400 |
which end of the dipstick tube is it leaking from? Sounds to me like oil is being blown out of it. The freeze plug or the pressure sensor wouldn't cause that. Seems like it sounds to others that it is leaking out the end where it meets the crankcase. Edward At 7/21/02 11:29 AM, you wrote: >Look for the freeze plug at the back end near the belt pulleys. Sometimes >these leak oil a little. No way to fix it that I know of except some type of >sealant. My mechanic tells me there is no oil pressure there and to just >live with it as the engine must come apart to put in a new plug. > >William > > > > I have oil dripping from the end of my dip stick tube (and no, I don't >think > > I need to see my doctor about it). I have replaced the dip stick with a >new > > one and the rubber "seal" seems to fit snuggly in the tube. I have >searched > > for other possible locations where the oil could be coming from but can't >see > > oil in any other location. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roger > >
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