Massive Oil Leak
12-08-2011, 12:35 PM
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Massive Oil Leak
This is an FYI in case this happens to anyone else.
Vehicle: '04 CTT, 103K miles
I was driving home from work and got a low oil pressure warning. By the time I got the pepper to the side of the road the valves were ticking and you could smell oil. When I opened the hood you could see smoke coming from the passenger side of the engine.
The culprit: the cam chain tensioner had backed out, spraying oil everywhere.
I was very lucky the tensioner didn't back out anymore than it did and cause some real damage.
Vehicle: '04 CTT, 103K miles
I was driving home from work and got a low oil pressure warning. By the time I got the pepper to the side of the road the valves were ticking and you could smell oil. When I opened the hood you could see smoke coming from the passenger side of the engine.
The culprit: the cam chain tensioner had backed out, spraying oil everywhere.
I was very lucky the tensioner didn't back out anymore than it did and cause some real damage.
Last edited by bfly; 12-08-2011 at 11:56 PM.
12-13-2011, 08:34 PM
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Has your cayenne had some work in that area or did it just back out over time I never heard of this happening to others.
12-14-2011, 10:21 AM
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