1995 302 leaking oil

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rockymtnhigh

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I have a '95 bronco that I got back in September. My first vehicle ever. I've done some work on her since I bought her. She always had ano about 2" diameter oil leak coming but now it's turning into small puddles. At first I thought it was from the oil filter but after cleaning it all up it looks to it might be coming from the upper left hand corner of the oil pan. The bolts were a bit loose so I tightened themy up a bit and still the leak is there. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on trying to diagnose it. (My tool and equipment set up is pretty bare bones at the moment so I can't do anything too complex)

 

cbr1000dude

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Oil leaks (any leaks) always seem to be coming from the lowest place you can see them, but this is misleading. It's probably starting higher up, and running down where you can't see easily. The valve cover gaskets are a more likely possibility to me. They shrink over time, and the bolts won't tighten enough to stop the leaks because of built in metal spacers. Mine leak, and I've put off changing them because of the amount of stuff that has to be removed to get at them. The intake has to come off and it's gasket replaced too. Not something I want to do it this weather. Perhaps you have a nice roomy heated garage. If not, put a drain pan under it. Oil is cheap.

 

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Yo rockymtnhigh,

As cbr so well advised!

This is what a Ford mechanic would do;

Fluorescent Oil Additive Method:

Add Rotunda Gas Engine Dye 164-R3705 or equivalent to the engine oil. Use 29.6 ml (1 ounce) of fluorescent additive in all engines.

Clean engine with a suitable solvent to remove all traces of oil, AS MIKE ADVISED.

Run engine for 15 minutes.

Stop the engine and inspect all seal, gasket and galley plug areas for leaks using Rotunda Oil Leak Detector 164-R0756 or equivalent. A clear bright yellow or orange area will identify leak. For extremely small leaks, several hours may be required for the leak to appear.

NOTE: For minor gasket leaks slightly tightening the retaining bolts may resolve the problem.

Service all leaks as required.

This overworked and underpaid mechanic would examine the following areas for oil leakage.

Leakage at the valve cover may allow engine oil to flow over the converter housing or seep down between the converter housing and block causing oil to be present in or at the bottom of the converter housing.

Oil plug leaks will allow oil to flow down the rear face of the block to the converter housing.

Leakage at the crankshaft seal will work back to the flywheel, and then into the converter housing.

Underhood:

Valve cover gaskets

Intake manifold gaskets

Head gaskets

Oil bypass filter

Distributor O-ring

Oil level indicator (dipstick) tube connection

Oil pressure sensor

Cup plugs and/or pipe plugs at end of oil passages

Under Engine, with Vehicle on Hoist:

Oil pan gasket

Oil pan front and rear end seals

Crankshaft front seal

Crankshaft rear oil seal

Engine damper keyway (damper to damper bolt/washer interface)

After the mechanic finds and repairs the leak(s), as you drive away he will wave & thank you for him being soaked with yellow or orange colored water, oil and grease.

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AS M5 said...or if you don't want to buy the dye and light do the poor guys detection.  Clean the entire engine and let it dry.  Then blow baby powder all over the suspected areas.  A plastic bottle of powder will blow out a pretty big cloud when squeezed. Be careful and don't inhale it!     When coated well, run the engine for 10 min. and look for leaks. The baby powder will show the leak at the source.

Good Luck.

 

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Never tried baby powder! I've cleaned engines and sprayed flat white paint at suspect areas. Dries real fast. Dirty oil helps.

 
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rockymtnhigh

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Thank you everyone for your help and advice! I'miss a bit on the poor man side right now so I think I'll try to the cleaning and baby powder and see if that does the trick. Hoping ito not any of the main seals. Again thank you. I'm going to try the baby powder trick tomorrow and give an update on what I figure out.

 

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