Engine oil leaking?

Where is the oil coming from? Is it coming in the location of the belts or the side with the tranny? The location is important. You could have a failing seal on the crankshaft, the oil pump could be failing, etc.

Welcome back:

You are very welcome and I'm glad it's fixed. I'm sorry to hear about the blood loss. LOL Newer cars don't allow too much room. There are some cars I swear were built around components. I had an Audi to repair once that needed a simple 3 inch long plastic oil cooler tube replaced. It had two o-rings which had gone bad and created a leak.
All in all, fifteen dollars in parts. The problem was, step one in the manual was remove the engine. LOL It called for 24 hours in labor. I did it in 8 without removing the engine. The customer was happy.

Regardless, feel free to come back anytime. We enjoy helping people like you.

Take care,
Joe

It could be the front seal but I would venture a guess that you could not whether the oil is coming from the oil pan gasket or the timing belt cover.

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Can you tell me exactly where the leak is being noticed? The oil pump is internal and most likely has nothing to do with the leak. Does it seem like the oil pan may be the issue? Is there evidence of oil leaking down from the valve cover? Is the leak in the rear or front of the engine?

If you could upload any pics of what you are seeing, it will be helpful. Also, please confirm the engine size for me. Last, here is a link you may find of interest.

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

Take care,
Joe

Did you mess with the wires behind the timing cover when putting in the seal?

When the seal came of, did the oil pressure drop and a cel come on?

There is no cheap fix. And nobody can really know what is causing the leak (a warped cylinder head or gasket) until they pull the cylinder head off.

If it's worth it is really dependent on how the rest of the vehicle is. If it's in good shape, you should do it.

You have found your problem. The play in the crankshaft is enough to play havoc with a couple of things. It will continue to kick out the seals. I would say you may have a bearing that is bad or since the bearings are split that one has popped out. Either way there is a bearing or two that is gone. You will continue to have seal and oil leaks.

On top of that, those two sensors are not able to correctly tell the computer their position because there is too much play in the shaft.

Not really that great of a bit of news for the Christmas time period. You seem pretty savy, and with a torque wrench and a little elbow work you could lift out the engine and rebuild it. I have purchased an entire kit on ebay for about $125. I put on a new oil pump, water pump, timing belt, clutch and had just under $500 dollars in the rebuild. Only pain in the butt was I did not have cherry picker to pull the engine but with some digging you can borrow one.

Good luck and ask more questions as needed, we like to help!