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Continuing 850 oil leak problems! 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be rich g. on  Mon Jan 27 05:49 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hi,
Update on my posting of 10 days ago regarding the oil leak on my wife`s 855 turbo.
The car was in at the dealer late last week & they R`n R`d the crankcase ventilation system @ a cost of $400. My wife drove home, a distance of 50 miles & I checked the oil level when she arrived & found the oil was down a quart. Next am I found a pool of oil under the front of the vehicle which was symtomatic of the problem in the first place.
I`m unwilling to continue having these guys guess at the problem on my "dime" but I`m not a mechanic by any stretch. Any ideas what the real source of the leak could be(turbo o-ring has been replaced twice in the past 4 months).Gasket on oil filler replaced last week, dipstick fits tightly in tube, etc. We`re having the car towed to dealer today.Hopefully, we will get the problem resolved to our satisfaction & without breaking the bank.
Any/all input appreciated!
Thanks,
Rich








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    Continuing 850 oil leak problems! 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Mon Jan 27 08:19 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    I thought there was a process where flourecent dye is added
    to the oil then a UV light is used under the hood to trace
    back the leak. Might ask them about that.

    Example vendor: http://www.autobarn.net/fluorleakdet1.html








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    Continuing 850 oil leak problems! 850 1995

    posted by  Brap84 on  Mon Jan 27 07:25 CST 2003
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    Have a similar issue on my 95 850 turbo, but not as much oil on the driveway. I've located the problem to be on the right hand( passenger) side of the radiator. Look to see if you have a hose connection on the top and bottom of the radiator. This is for the oil cooler, in and out. Check to hose connection which is fastened to the radiator by a clip. Inside the fitting is an O-ring. That could be going bad. In my instance the o-ring is OK but this fitting is a hex fitting, large diameter which I believe has loosened up from the radiator itself. Take a look and see if you see oil past the hose connection dripping down the side "cap" of the radiator.

    Good luck








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    Continuing 850 oil leak problems! 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be Durga the Hutt on  Mon Jan 27 06:02 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    There's several possibilities.

    Do you see white smoke from under the hood? Can you physically SEE the oil leak? You could be leaking from a front or rear seal, or from the pan gasket, which would be pretty hard to see without having the car up. If it was a valvecover leak you should be able to see the oil leak pretty clearly.

    Here's what you can do, go get your motor steam-cleaned. Then look for the leak. It'll be pretty visible then (should be anyhow).








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      Continuing 850 oil leak problems! 850 1995

      posted by  someone claiming to be rich g. on  Mon Jan 27 07:05 CST 2003 [RELATED]

      Hi,
      No white smoke~ wouldn`t that be a head gasket symptom? As stated in my first posting, the car was into the dealer, steamed cleaned & I would assume that since I`m paying a shop rate of $86/hr that they would be/should be capable of finding the source of the leak.
      Rich








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        Continuing 850 oil leak problems! 850 1995

        posted by  Flying Dutchman on  Mon Jan 27 09:12 CST 2003
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        Right after you shut the car off after being driven, look under and see where the majority of the dripping is occuring. (i.e. the most frequent drips) This should lead to the proximity of the leak. There are so many places oil can leak from that if you can pinpoint an area of the engine, it will become more apparent where the leak is coming from.

        If the top of your engine is wet, it's probably a valve cover gasket.

        If only the passenger side of the bottom half of the engine is wet, it's probably one of the cooling lines going to the radiator.

        If it is leaking from where the transmission is mounted to your engine (drivers side) it's probably your rear main seal. This is the most common oil problem on 850's and rather costly as well.







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