Saturday Morning Scare - Puddle of Oil Under Car! GASP PICS

[avatar382]

So I wake up this morning and my mom tells me: "There is something wrong with your car, there is a puddle of oil under it." Not the words you want to hear.

 

I get outside, and sure enough, puddle of oil. I look under the car - dry oil pan. Dry oil cooler adapter. Dry oil cooler. Dry oil filter. Dry oil pump. Dry heads. Everything of interest on the underside of car - completely dry.

 

At this point, I start to wonder. Then, I look over a few feet to the spot where I parked yesterday afternoon for a few hours - big oil spot.

 

Now, I'm freaking out. I'm thinking for sure that the oil line to my turbo is leaking, since I did it once before when I got my headers installed.

 

So, I take apart my intake to see the turbo more clearly. Dry. No evidence of any leaks.

 

Then, I start my car to see if I can recreate it, after putting newspaper down, and I see that it leaks from the *front bumper*. Now, there's a good 4 inches between anything engine related and the bumper.

 

I open the hood, and I see it:

 

 

Little puddle of oil right by passenger side headlight pod.

 

WTF?

 

I feel under my oil cooler and find it - a hole wore through the metal. Here's a pic of it after I took it out:

 

 

And for good measure, I took a pic of the turbo after I took the intake off - no shaft play! woo hoo!

 

 

So, I replace the oil cooler and everything is happy again. Still, crazy ************ - especially since I may have driven over 2000 miles and on the Dragon with my car like that :-\

[subynut]

That's not good. What was it rubbing on that cut the cooler?

[calebz]

Looks like it was rubbing on a body seam.

 

Happens. Just be sure when you reinstall a new one that is its in the same place, a bit of padding goes a long way.

[tizzle]

When checking for shaft play, are you just spinning the shaft, or what, I realized I don't exactly know what to check for. Glad your cars alright. I have an oil cooler adaptor on the way, so I will be sure to not let that happen

[avatar382]

I just tried to wiggle side to side, but the shaft didn't move at all. :cool:

[PandaRedTrueno]

sure its not your headlight fluid? (couldnt resist)

[ballitch]

to keep that thing were you want it, try spray foam, comes in a can, find it at home depot for like 5$-6$ and it wil help make sure the air goes thru it instead of around it.

 

~Josh~