Oil pan gasket?

[tWiStEdBird]

I noticed a small oil leak and it looks like it's the gasket. Is this common in our cars, or is it probably something else? Thanks.

[therock]

its probaly the rear main seal does it look like it might be coming from above the oil pan

[BLLDOGG]

well for one, a rear main leak is not a small leak ;) it is probably your oil pan cause the rear main would poor oil, not leak [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[tWiStEdBird]

Thanks guys. Yeah it's a very small leak. Maybe a few drips a day. Not a priority, but I know its there so it dives me insane. Thanks again. [img]graemlins/banana.gif[/img]

[BLLDOGG]

yeah, if its a small leak like you said, i would let it go for now cause its a pain to replace your oil pan gasket. quick Q? did you recently replace your oil with synthetic?

[therock]

well when i pulled my engine it had always been leaking a litte drop of oil ever know and then and it was the rear main it had a little hole in it which cuased it to so you never no

[tWiStEdBird]

Havent changed it yet, doing it this weekend (just recently got the car), it's at 80k now, and it's had synthetic for most of its life.

[BLLDOGG]

ok, just wondering cause going from oil to synth. can cause buildup to be pretty much washed and cause leaks. therock, i know its possible but im just saying most of the time, it poors oil. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[BethAnn]

I had a small leak a long time ago, all I had to do was tighten the bolts on the pan, they were a little loose. Fixed the problem.