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after washing and waxing my car yesterday i closed the garage and went to bed. this morning i get up open the garage and i notice something. fear struck me in the chest when i saw a little trickle of oil on the floor of the garage underneth my car. oh man, what should i do? where do i start to look? please anyone, what should i do? 
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Originally posted by mikey boy: after washing and waxing my car yesterday i closed the garage and went to bed. this morning i get up open the garage and i notice something. fear struck me in the chest when i saw a little trickle of oil on the floor of the garage underneth my car. oh man, what should i do? where do i start to look? please anyone, what should i do? First questions: What part of the car is it coming from? What color is it? The best bet to find what it is/where it's coming from is to look!
96 Green Mystique
Zetec
ATX
No mods yet (wife's car but I drive it all the time)
"If you want something done right, do it yourself or use an SAE mechanic you can buy beer for."
Ricers are like the mosquito that buzzes in your ear but you can't kill. They just won't go away.
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Originally posted by rifter: Originally posted by mikey boy: [b]after washing and waxing my car yesterday i closed the garage and went to bed. this morning i get up open the garage and i notice something. fear struck me in the chest when i saw a little trickle of oil on the floor of the garage underneth my car. oh man, what should i do? where do i start to look? please anyone, what should i do?
What part of the car is it coming from?
What color is it?
The best bet to find what it is/where it's coming from is to look![/b]1. the engine 2. oil colored 3. thanks, for that bit of info. :p
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Where on the engine? Crawl under and look for the trickle. There should be a wet mark around your oil pan, seems to be common. Try looking for something fresh and still wet.
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Don't forget to look at the top of the engine, too. I had a leaky valve cover gasket.
- Jim
'96 Mystique GS, Ztech - ATX,
with CD changer, Sylvania Cool Blues, sunroof, keyless entry, and 9mm blue wires
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i will first thing tomorrow. it is common for the oil pan to leak? i am a little nervous because i have never had an oil leak before. all that keeps running through my head is large repair bills.
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Yes it's common and non-life-threatening as far as I know. The oil pan seal appears to weep a little, but it wouldn't drip on the floor as far as I've experienced.
After my top-end mods (see profile pics for detail) I also had a leaking valve cover gasket. Check there and around the crankshaft pulley.
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