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06-25-2007, 05:42 PM
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Oil leak
'92 300SE. I've got an oil leak coming from somewhere on the passenger side of the engine at the front.
I initially thought the leak was coming from the cam cover gasket. Cleaning that area has eliminated that as the source - it has stayed free of oil and the drip is back. The leak is a very small one - each time I clean the pan, crossmember, etc, it takes weeks for it to return. I thought it might be coming from the timing chain tensioner, but again, clean it off and the leak is back before that area gets oily again. I think it's coming from something on the block behind the mounting bracket for the air pump/alternator. Before I launch into pulling all that mess off, any ideas what might be back there? I'd like to have the seals/o-rings, etc on hand to prevent having to reassemble the car while I wait for parts. Suggestions are appreciated. 
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06-26-2007, 12:22 AM
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I use tracer dye with a fluorescent uv light bulb. put the dye in your oil, run for a while and check when its getting dark. I put some in all the cars during oil changes.
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07-01-2007, 12:59 AM
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Hey Brian, when you say "cam cover", do you mean the valve cover or the upper front cover? When I got a new valve cover gasket it came with a funny little square horseshoe shaped gasket, 6 months later I figured out (with some help here) how to and where it went, leak is now gone (from that part of the engine)
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 1991 300SE (my ride, 279,000 miles, looks almost new 1954 Cadillac (21 yo son's car, he bought when age 15) 1972 SeaBird 19 ft runabout (old but solid, slant six, Volvo sterndrive perfect condition, undergoing complete overhaul and refit) 1998 Toyota Rav4 (my sons daily driver when he is in the Continental US, PROUDLY serving in US Navy)
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