jpop8807

Am doing a oil change currently and I decided to take pics of the underside. If you wanna play name that leak go for it. I believe my oil pan is leaking. And maybe the powersteering pump.

jerome951

Looks like you have your work cut out for you if you want to fix all of these.

Verify whether those on the rack are power steering fluid or motor oil.

Is there a leak at the back of your engine at the cam tower. If not, the rear leak is likely your rear main seal.

Also suggest you pull your timing cover to verify where the front leak is from. You don't want oil getting on your timing belt.

Hint on putting your car on jack stands. Put a piece (~1' long) of 2x4 between the jack saddle and crossmember. There's a lot of load running through the crossmember at the point of contact in your setup. Alternatively, you can put the 2x4 on the frame rail behind the engine bay and it support there.

SeaCay

Go to town with a **** ton of Simple Green in a Zep sprayer. Let soak, rinse with strong spray from hose, and repeat as needed. Should give you a much better shot at determining where your leaks are.

jpop8807

Thanks guys um I'm a car enthusiast and have worked on all types of old school cars monte carlos olds 442's 69 camaros and all that good stuff. THIS OIL FILTER WAS A B$*%*^ to get off. PO tightened the hell out of it and don't think he pre lubed it. Well I had the car inspected a long time ago when I first bought it by a place called Eurotech. And they said its the cam tower gasket. But tomorrow I'm taking to TPWS my wife is buying me the 200 dollar inspection for a Xmas present. I believe it includes compression tests and alot of other ****.

jpop8807

And CK GO Gators haha.

86 951 Driver

I would say your rack is probably leaking. I know mine is. Sometimes from what I have heard it could just be a house that needs to be replaced. Also I would look at getting your front seals changed. My car used to leak from 2 of them and just recently had those replaced.

jpop8807

YAAAAA oil filter off. But I couldn't get in a mahle filter. Will wix be ok? Thats what the guy had on the car prior. Oh good note cause it took me so long to get the filter off. Try with hand fail, get a oil filter wrench. Wrong one take it back get another haha. So there was almost no oil in the filter so it was a clean change.

Darwantae951

The rack looks like it is covered in engine oil. I'd have to go with the suggestion of cleaning everything really well, then check in a day or two for leaks. The power steering system on these cars is prone to leaks due to bad hoses and failed racks. The hoses can be pricey, but you can also get your current ones rebuilt. They sell pump and rack rebuild kits for you to do it yourself, and of course rebuilt units.

reno808

before you play any games clean it 1st then look for leaks

Paulyy

+1

I did the same thing looking for my leaks. let it sit over a few nights and you'll see where the oil drips from. starting the car helps also since there will be oil pressure and the steering pump will be moving fluid also.

lart951

Awesome is a Porsche for sure, it's leaking oil.

jpop8807

Haha. Yes. Thanks for the advice guys. Oh on a side note. After the seafoam oil treatment. The oil that came out was thick/black as hell. The guy before me was running Amsoil 10-30. Carquest had a sale on VR1 for 4.50 a quart so I jumped on it. Also I mentioned before that my car was hesitating at boost. When I put the seafoam in I got smoke coming from the turbo area. This was just after standard highway driving. Smoking stopped after a few minutes. I changed the oil and now there is no hesitation. Is it possible that somehow my oil lines for the turbo were clogged due to the thick nasty oil that was in it?

Oh and on the cleaning part. Is simple green let it sit and hose it down the best method? Or should I invest in a engine degreaser aerosol can?

SeaCay

I'm not seeing that as the cause here.

Yes, spray on cold engine, let sit for 5 min, then rinse with garden hose. Repeat as needed.

Tedro951

If you're power steering sys isn't leaking somewhere, its either out of fluid or brand new hoses.

Cam tower may not be the cause of the drip on the oil pan, but its a safe bet its leaking.

Front main seal and BS seal leaks look like "just drive it" leaks.

If its a rear main seal (my bet), your wife is going to need to either up the Christmas budget or become very patient. Crazy Eddie can explain. Sorry, Ed, hope your getting yours sealed up!

jpop8807

Haha ya. She said she wants it inspected by this porsche "specialist" so that I know where to go from there. Hell if this place is even half good they will most likely find the cause of the leaks and problems......Then write up a few documents on how much it will cost to fix and hope I come back in the future. Don't worry I'll keep you all posted. Will be back from austin in a few hours. And I will list all they find wrong with the car.