Bad Oil Leak!

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

Vehicle is a 94 3.4 liter 138k. Well what the deal is that it leaks oil like mad, i cant find where it coming from i think its coming from the back bottom of the engine but yet i cant see the dam leak.

It drives me crazy BC this is suppose to be my weekend car yet i turn it on and your sitting down in the car it smells like burning oil.

The drip is a constant drip...drip...drip about every second or so, i put in half a quart of oil and left it running for a few min when i backed up all the half quart was in a puddle on my driveway!

Can any one help me out? Engine was rebuilt when it has 117k so it has about 21k miles on the new engine.

[98Camaro3.8]

Rear Main? You hear about them going all the time on our cars.

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
Rear Main? You hear about them going all the time on our cars.

hmmm oh ok i see, im not too familiar when it comes to engines.

I was thinking that but i taught it was mostly a problem on the 3.8's

[98Camaro3.8]

Yeah that's mostly 3.8s, but I wouldn't discount it from being your prob.

[Camaro2k]

also make sure there is no crack in your oil pan r the gasket.

[BiH]

mines leaking too on my 3.4 [img]redface.gif[/img]

[LwnGy83]

My rear main leaked on my 3.4L and it leaked right into the tranny and the mix of oil and tranny fluid burned up my clutch... Go figure. So... I'd recommend fixing it ;) but yeah, it sounds like your rear main.

[Zora's Camaro]

argghh mine as well is leaking :(

[HeadyFirebird'00]

damn that sucks for you guys. so far no major leaks, just find some around the steering pump area. only a few drops every oil change i believe nothing serious.

maybe after its rebiuld a gasket didnt sit right. diffently check the gaskets. hope it nothing you cant do yourself, goodluck.

[FlamespikeMST1]

mine too, rear main seal...
drop driveshaft, tranny, k-member, and flywheel.
cant miss it.
if you have an auto, you can take off the inspection cover of the tranny and check it there, maybe clarify if it is infact the rear main

[99V6Camaro]

Yes, same here, just got my leak checked and figured out thats waht it was. How much on average should a shop charge to fix that?

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

Well just got it back from the mechanic they changes the oil pressure switch and a gasket where the oil filter goes

Total including parts and labor ==> $105

[FlamespikeMST1]

ive been rated 300 to fix the rear main seal

but ive heard of ppl getting charged up to 800 to get it fixed...if your mechanically inclined, you might wanna fix this yourself...a weekend job

[99V6Camaro]

Originally posted by FlamespikeMST1:
ive been rated 300 to fix the rear main seal

but ive heard of ppl getting charged up to 800 to get it fixed...if your mechanically inclined, you might wanna fix this yourself...a weekend job

I took it to the shop and they said it was my rear main seal and they were going to charge me $500 becuase it was almost 7 hours of labor :eek:

[FlamespikeMST1]

if you feel you are mechanically inclined
pick up a haynes or chilton and try it yourself
you would be surprised what u can do when your broke