Auto Repair & Diagnostics : How to Diagnose an Engine Problem

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Oil Leak

Finding an oil leak is not as hard as you are led to believe. Finding an oil leak yourself will save you a decent amount of money for the time you will have spent. There are a few simple steps that you need to take to find an oil leak.

* Start by degreasing the engine block. It’s hard to find a leak if there’s oil everywhere already.
* If you have any clean cardboard place it under the car. You may not notice the leak right away but it will drip on to the cardboard for you to see.
* Next you want to start the car and let the engine run. The running engine will help get the oil leak to show up on the clean engine. Don’t fear if you don’t see it right away, if it is a very small leak it could take up to a day to show up again.
* Finally look around the engine and oil pan for the leak.

Why Finding a Small Leak is Important

Some people may debate that there is no point in finding a small leak early on because it will be easier to find it later. It may be true it will be easier to find later, however by that time the oil leak could get so bad it could cause engine problems or cause your car to break down while you’re driving so it’s best to find an oil leak early on.



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Most of car's has a problem in oil leaks, now you can find where it come from and you can fix it easily.

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