leaking greenish/grayish oil:/

[prophet_19]

i just noticed my car was dripping wierd looking oil. Im not sure what it might be, a gasket or what. The oil looks wierd though. Any hypotheical suggestions?

[420sx]

greenish??!! sounds like your antifreeze is leakin and mixing in with something else, prob. engine oil from the pan or pwer steering fluild.

go underneath the car so u can find out where is it leaking from.

[Sideways_In_SD]

Greenish/greyish...
thick, sticky, smells foul like brunt rubber, and who-knows-what is normally gear oil.

Check your transmision, differential, and your rear hub carriers.

Most likely you have a rear main seal gone bad, or one of your plugs is loose i.e. trans check/fill or drain plugs, or diff check/fill or drain plugs. They're circular bout an inch in diameter and have a 1/2" drive square hole in them.

If you recently had your oil changed at a fast oil change joint they commonly check these fluid levels and forget/don't tighten the plugs when they're done.

Good Luck

[kingsol]

where is your leak is coming from

[prophet_19]

Right under the engine/trans area. Its all over the place so i cant really say. Like the whole oil pan is dripping. the coolant levels drop so its probably screwed.

[kingsol]

is it where the transmission mounts to the engine? if so, it's probably the rear main seal.

[RPS13_SR20DET]

check the coolant pipe and see if they are leaking. I used to have coolant dripping off the oil pan. and it was a worn coolant pipe

[prophet_19]

im going to my mechanic tommrow. I know its not the pipe cause the dip stick oil looks the same its probably a head gasket.

[Salty_X]

Greenish is probably coolant and greyish is probably oil. Put those together and you're probably fucked.

[prophet_19]

Yup youre right about that one.

[blu808]

Greenish is probably coolant and greyish is probably oil. Put those together and you're probably fucked.

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[prophet_19]

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