Engine oil leak

Tiny
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  • 2004 SAAB 9-3
  • 2.3L
  • TURBO
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 143,000 MILES
I'm a bit of a novice with cars, but I do have an oil leak and can't seem to figure out where it's coming from. Would appreciate any help.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 AT 8:55 AM

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Tiny
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It is hard for us to tell what the cause of a leak is just from a few pictures, but here are some guides that will help figure this out:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-is-leaking-oil

The other way to figure this out is to clean the engine using parts cleaner spray and add engine oil dye and then inspecting for where it is coming from once you see the oil coming back out.

You can get this from any parts store. I attached a picture of what this would look like.

Once we know the general area that this is coming from, we will know better what the issue could be.

If the dye looks like it is thrown all over the engine then most likely it is a pulley. However, if the oil comes back and you see no dye then it was not engine oil that is leaking so that would most likely be power steering.

Let us know what you find and we can go from there. Thanks
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 AT 10:53 AM

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