What could this oil be from?

The Green GT

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I was under my car and noticed some oil around the harmonic balancer. Where is it coming from?

 

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leaky filter possibly... i think thats in that region... just like i always say... i could be wrong

 

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it could be your oil pressure sensor or your front seal, you have to take balancer off to replace it.

 

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front seal is a good call

 

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front main or oil pan seal

 

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Adam95GT said:

leaky filter possibly... i think thats in that region... just like i always say... i could be wrong

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Not the filer. I always put them on tight. Ive never had one leak on me. And its not around the filter. Its pretty mush isolated to the HB.

Bosko5.0 said:

it could be your oil pressure sensor or your front seal, you have to take balancer off to replace it.

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It cant be the Oil Press sender. I just changed it and made sure everything was tight. And like I said, its not really in that area.

 

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how much oil we talking here?

 

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Adam95GT said:

how much oil we talking here?

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Not enough to cause dripping but enough.

Im thinking its the front seal too. How hard are these to change?

I know my friend changed the rear main not long before I bought the car.

 

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Another vote for the Front seal. They get beat from the heat and vulcanize. Once this happens the seal lips dont seal decently.

One thing: make sure your PCV is totally up to par. When it begins to clog, the front and rear main seals are often the next-least path of resistance.

Good luck.

Hey, how did that CCRM do?

 

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The front seal is pretty easy to do if the front cover is off, but I've never done one with it on. I think I pulled the old one out using the same method of pulling it as I've used on the rear; by threading a couple screws into it and yanking with pliers. Popping the new one in is easy though.

 

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StangGT1995 said:

The front seal is pretty easy to do if the front cover is off, but I've never done one with it on. I think I pulled the old one out using the same method of pulling it as I've used on the rear; by threading a couple screws into it and yanking with pliers. Popping the new one in is easy though.

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And work around the seal so it doesn't get cocked/jammed on one side.