Leaking oil at the curb, How much is too much? |
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Leaking oil at the curb, How much is too much? |
GTeener |
May 11 2010, 05:24 PM
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914 Girl Group: Members Posts: 2,348 Joined: 25-June 04 From: SillyCon Valley Member No.: 2,249 Region Association: Northern California |
OK, so my "bonus" 914 is a stock 2.0 engine. I drove it to work once. Parked it on the street and covered it. It rained a couple days past and I was out of town over the weekend. I took out the trash last night and noticed a dark puddle coming from under the car (rear right side) seeping to the curb. I was warned there were leaky seals but told it was drivable.
So my question is, how much of a leak is too much? Do I just put some 20/50 in every time I go for a drive? I assume the 4-cyl 2.0 engine oil also needs to be checked while the engine is running (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
underthetire |
May 11 2010, 06:57 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Go ahead and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) me but..
My car leaked about 10 drops every time I parked it, so i put some of that high mileage synthetic blend in it. Said it has seal softener in it, i believe them. Down to one drop now, no oil burning to speak of. Worth a shot IMO. And i do recommend doing the valve cover gaskets. Super easy. I silicon the gasket to the cover then put them on. |
70_914 |
May 12 2010, 12:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 395 Joined: 4-December 09 From: Roy, WA Member No.: 11,096 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Go ahead and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) me but.. My car leaked about 10 drops every time I parked it, so i put some of that high mileage synthetic blend in it. Said it has seal softener in it, i believe them. Down to one drop now, no oil burning to speak of. Worth a shot IMO. And i do recommend doing the valve cover gaskets. Super easy. I silicon the gasket to the cover then put them on. Seal softener is usually bad. Yes, while you are running the oil it softens the seals. After it wears for a while the seals get hard again, and most times harder than before. Think of the seal softener as kerosene or thinner- it does not last as long in the engine as the base stock of the oil. I would not recommend running a bunch of oil additives or oil with additives already put into it. |
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