Oil leak from ????

[nfpgasmask]

I haven't checked the EGR tube, but everything else you mentioned is good. I'm changing my oil after work tomorrow, and will install a new PCV as well. I think I will clean everything up real nice underneath and see what happens. Unfortunately, I am thinking its a engine leak somewhere, probably a gasket.

Bart

[crager34]

The previous owner of my VX had some after market gauges in mine and I had a leak from the sending unit. I took out the old one and put in a plug.

Check that out.

[etlsport]

i know that i have a lot of oil in that area in my VX from an unsteady hand and lack of funnel when adding oil to my VX. maybe you have oil pooled somewhere from a miss? I've noticed that i am still losing a good amount of oil around my oil cap, and the cap and gasket are less than 6 months old.. probably a pressure issue somewhere... but if you are losing oil there, maybe its building up somewhere

ive been thinking recently.. any chance the oil consumption has to do with the bad intake manifold gaskets? I ask because supercharged engines dont seem to have as much problem with oil leaking.. and the intake manifold has been removed on all of those engines and the gaskets replaced...

[nfpgasmask]

i know that i have a lot of oil in that area in my VX from an unsteady hand and lack of funnel when adding oil to my VX. maybe you have oil pooled somewhere from a miss? I've noticed that i am still losing a good amount of oil around my oil cap, and the cap and gasket are less than 6 months old.. probably a pressure issue somewhere... but if you are losing oil there, maybe its building up somewhere

ive been thinking recently.. any chance the oil consumption has to do with the bad intake manifold gaskets? I ask because supercharged engines dont seem to have as much problem with oil leaking.. and the intake manifold has been removed on all of those engines and the gaskets replaced...

Your thinking is my thinking. An intake manifold gasket leak is what I am guessing. I am careful when I pour, I use a big funnel, and I haven't spilled any oil under the hood in some time. And since I have been doing this since I bought my VX, I am sure its not from me spilling. This dribble, although slight, seems to be coming from a consistent source. I will take photos soon.

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

Are there any psssttttf noises when you are on an incline? :bgwg:

Thankfully, no. I don't ever want to hear that sound again.

Bart