Oil leak location.

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Limey
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Oil leak location.

Postby Limey » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:10 pm

can anyone advise me the location of the oil leak in the following photos ? V6 USA PF.
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Re: Oil leak location.

Postby palmerwmd » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:18 pm

WOW your undercarriage looks near new so free of rust! :D

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Re: Oil leak location.

Postby VStar650CL » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:27 pm

Oil there usually looks like it's coming from the rear main, but 9 times out of 10 it's actually coming from the back of a rocker cover and filtering down the seam between the engine and trans. Some UV dye in the oil is usually the best way to trace that stuff.

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Re: Oil leak location.

Postby Limey » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:59 pm

VStar650CL wrote:
Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:27 pm
Oil there usually looks like it's coming from the rear main, but 9 times out of 10 it's actually coming from the back of a rocker cover and filtering down the seam between the engine and trans. Some UV dye in the oil is usually the best way to trace that stuff.
Thanks. Makes sense.

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Re: Oil leak location.

Postby Limey » Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:00 pm

palmerwmd wrote:
Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:18 pm
WOW your undercarriage looks near new so free of rust! :D
Although I never got a exceptionally well maintained example. My criteria was a southern vehicle, Alabama and Florida all its life. there’s more rust on the roof channels than that floorpan on this one 😂 ironic for me lol.

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Re: Oil leak location.

Postby Wahooo » Sat Jul 09, 2022 6:31 pm

I had a leaking driver's side cam position sensor that looked similar to that.


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