karlos

hi all
i dont know if i am trying to look on the bright side ,but is it possible for oil to leak if the car is parked sideways across a hill so the car is leaning over to its left quote steeply,
i got up this morning to a large oil leak on the floor but when i have moved the car to a level surface no oil is leaking?????????????
any advice would be appreciated.

Rocket Rob

Do you have the engine tray on? If yes, the oil could be leaking and pooling on the tray and only dripping when the car is slanted. I would remove the tray, clean the bottom of the engine well and then drive the car. Then look for fresh oil to find the source of the leak.

ABQ Slim

+1

karlos

there is no undertray fitted to the engine,
i have just been to have another look at the car and there hasnt been one drip from the car in 6 hours since it has been level.????
help please

crg53

When the car is leaned over to the left side; if you draw a vertical line, where is the pool of oil in relation to the engine/transmission?

Duck

Would there not be a larger quantity of oil resting higher up on the valve cover? Just a thought.

Rocket Rob

I've seen oil pool on the catalytic converter heat shield.

elbeee964

karlos

hi,
the oil pool is forming about a foot inside the left rear wheel and around a foot back from the wheel,
under the left rocker cover sort of area....

crg53

There is always a bit of oil on the inside of the lower valve cover, when the car is tipped to the left you will have quite a lot of oil, around 2 liters, in that area, I would check the gasket on that valve cover, it is a fairly easy job; put in a new one and check for leaks.

jeffwe

I had a big oil leak that was intermittant.... It turned out it was an oil return tube seal that was damaged at the top part of the seal.

So, it would leak depending on situation.. Some days nothing would leak, then occasionally it would leak a cup or more...