Oil scare! part II

Drew · 01-11-2010, 09:39 PM

I usually go my oil changes at home with my bad. This morning drove home from my girlfriends' which is a mile away from my apartment. Wheni got home it smelled like it was burning. Wasnt a "big" scare b/c my lude has been leaking oil for 2 years.

However I popped the hood, and the dip stick was bone dry. Long story short, after adding 1 qt and obserivng the leak...noticed it was a problem. The Jiffy Lube down here in FL is called Tire Kingdom. They suck. 2 hours for an oil change when I knew the problem was more severe than a simple oil change.

Is it a cracked oil filter housing? One of the guys thinks it's a bad o ring from the oil pressure _____ to the oil filter housing, which attaches to the bottom end. He mentioned something of an oil pressure mechanism, not sure of exact terminology.

Gonna tow to Honda most likely. Oil is life blood of the engine

Keith · 01-11-2010, 10:46 PM

Is it still leaking? When and who did the last oil change?

Keith

mstewar · 01-12-2010, 01:33 PM

the oil pressure switch has a metal washer.. likely not leaking.. it is probably the oil filter itself or the o-ring on the cooler like the other oil scare person's..

Auto-X-miata · 01-23-2010, 03:12 PM

Mines leaking too i just dont know where from yet, lets just hope there isnt going to be a III in this sequence

ShadowDancer · 01-24-2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew

The Jiffy Lube down here in FL is called Tire Kingdom. They suck. 2 hours for an oil change when I knew the problem was more severe than a simple oil change.

That's why I used to take the civic to honda when I lived in the apartment. It was only 5 bucks more than goofy lube.

01-11-2010, 09:39 PM	#1
Drew HACSTL Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ballwin Posts: 481	Oil scare! part II I usually go my oil changes at home with my bad. This morning drove home from my girlfriends' which is a mile away from my apartment. Wheni got home it smelled like it was burning. Wasnt a "big" scare b/c my lude has been leaking oil for 2 years. However I popped the hood, and the dip stick was bone dry. Long story short, after adding 1 qt and obserivng the leak...noticed it was a problem. The Jiffy Lube down here in FL is called Tire Kingdom. They suck. 2 hours for an oil change when I knew the problem was more severe than a simple oil change. Is it a cracked oil filter housing? One of the guys thinks it's a bad o ring from the oil pressure _____ to the oil filter housing, which attaches to the bottom end. He mentioned something of an oil pressure mechanism, not sure of exact terminology. Gonna tow to Honda most likely. Oil is life blood of the engine

01-11-2010, 10:46 PM	#2
Keith HACSTL Admin Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ballwin, Missouri Posts: 15,067	Re: Oil scare! part II Is it still leaking? When and who did the last oil change? Keith __________________

01-12-2010, 01:33 PM	#3
mstewar trapped in the matrix Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: STL Posts: 6,298	Re: Oil scare! part II the oil pressure switch has a metal washer.. likely not leaking.. it is probably the oil filter itself or the o-ring on the cooler like the other oil scare person's.. __________________ I live my life 3.3 miles at a time.. "I'm in egotistical race car driver mode.. You ask me questions, I don't ask YOU questions!"

01-23-2010, 03:12 PM	#4
Auto-X-miata HACSTL Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: O' Fallon Missouri Posts: 59	Re: Oil scare! part II Mines leaking too i just dont know where from yet, lets just hope there isnt going to be a III in this sequence __________________ I' captain! I've given er all she's got! Miata LOVE