im leaking oil. and its so damn oily/dirty under my car that i havent been able to find out where it is.. ( i know i need to clean it off, just havent gotten the chance.).. yesterday a friend and i felt the back of the intake manifold and there was a little bit of oil back there.. but when im driving.. and i park.. it appeared to leak alot omre then what we saw.. we went ahead adn changed the intake manifold gasket anyways. and im still leaking oill
what are some of the most common oil leaks?
when i got my transmission rebuilt. i was going to get my rearmain seal replaced. but it wasnt leaking.. that was a 1.5 yrs ago.. hopefully that hasnt started leaking

 

Rear Main, Oil Pan, Valve Cover, and Front Seal.

 

along with water pump and opti seals, these I see more then rear mains

 

i was just about to post the same type of question, what type of leak does this sound like i cleaned the area around the main seal and the next day checked it out but it was steal clean. the area around the opti is oily and the water pump it doesnt leak above the pump so its probaly coming from there, what do yall think? ohh if it is that how hard a fix is it taking of the water pump

 

sounds like the water pump seal or opti seal(or both) fix this asap, this can take out the opti

 

My oil cooler was leaking, I did a search and found out how to
remove the oil cooler. It was easy, and now I have no leaks in the back part of the engine, and have just a small leak around the front timing cover. Also the intake manifold is a big problem leaking with lt1 engines

hth

andy schuck

 

To find my oil leak, I put some dye in the engine oil. Then, I ran it for 20 minutes and looked under the car with a black light that came with the kit and found where the oil was leaking from. It turned out to be from the oil dip stick.

 

how much was that oil dye? it just sucks bc we spent about 4 hrs swapping the intake manifold gasket and it wasnt even the problem

 

about $10 for the kit. You have to look in the A/C repair stuff at O'Reilys Auto Parts.

 

also the valve covers and intake manifold gaskets

 

The enite LT1 is an oil leak waiting to happen.

 

Yea what he said, if it has a seal, it leaks!!! You could follow me oil trails and tell where I go the most, im seriously not joking. (I go through a 5quart bottle of mobile 1 every week) I think im leaking from the valve covers, timing cover, oil sensor, rear main, you name it...

 

Mine only leaks for about a week after I change the oil, only about 2-3 drips a day so it's no biggie, just frustrating. I know where it's coming from (the oil pan), just haven't fixed it yet.

 

Yeah about any seal can be a culprit, most people do not oil them or instal them correctly.
I can never get a front main not to seep!!!!

 

That's insane...5 qts/week!? You need to get things sealed up and make sure your motor isn't eating oil (sounds like it may be if you really are using 5 qts/week).

If you seal them up correctly, you really shouldn't have any oil leaks.