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Subject:Re: Major oil leak ...
From:Richard Golen
Date:Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:27:34 -0500

I go for a bad oil cooler gasket....you might want to remove the oil
filter and tighten the large nut that holds the oil cooler in place.
That should hold you for a few days until you have a chance to get a
new gasket.

Ric

At 10:34 PM 2/8/2007, Jim Arnott wrote:
>A little more detail would help.... Like what year, engine, etc.
>Where the leak is, front, back, left, right, top, bottom.
>
>My guess would be oil pressure switch or blown oil filter gasket.
>
>Jim
>
>
>On Feb 8, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Zoltan wrote:
>
>>Hi guys,
>>I found a major oil leak somewhere in the back of the engine, but
>>not the main seal.  I can't see where it is.  What am I to expect?
>>Right now, I'm spraying Breaklean all over there about.  It is just
>>too crowded there with the engine support, oil pressure switch,
>>coolant pipe, intercooler, etc.
>>Anyone had any experience like this?
>>The car is loosing a quart in twenty miles.
>>Zoltan