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Old 04-22-2011, 09:03 AM
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One other place you can get an oil leak is from the oil level sender unit, mounted on the left side of the oil pan. Seems like the wrong side if you're finding oil behind the exhaust manifold, but oil gets blown all over the place, so you can't really be sure until you look. You should be so lucky. On the other hand, it could also be the rear main seal.
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