Oil Leak - Need Help

[Edwin Nigam]

I have a 97 Talon with a 420a engine there is a small oil leak but dont know where its coming from
Ill probably end up changing the head gasket
but does anyone know a good garage were they can tell me exactly where its coming from?

[Jamie Oswald]

yeah dude its called gettin on your hands and knees gettin under there cleaning it up a bit then going for a drive let it sit and see where shes leaking... get dirty and play with shit cus with a dsm the fun never stops...as in shit brakes things leak....the list goes on

[Ryan Coft]

...and now for something useful..

Whereabouts is the oil leak coming from? Top of the engine? Bottom? Right? Left? On the Turbo? A General idea might help us pinpoint a few locations for you. Changing the headgasket is probably NOT the problem. Your headgasket would have to be REALLY blown to leak oil badly and i'd imagine your car would show signs of trouble.

Typical trouble spots are oil pan gaskets, valve cover gaskets... etc

[Marke Bailey]

you can park over a clean piece of cardboard and have a look in a few hours. note where the oil is in relation to the engine above it and track upwards. use your fingers to feel for wet where you can't see.  with any luck you'll find it.

[Drew Sale]

if your not mechanicaly inclined, a good shop that i've had good relations with is Goodyear on Willingdon by Brentwood mall. they have a maintenance package for around 70 bucks and they'll go over a list of things to check and they'll most likely find whats causing it, plus you'll get your oil and all the fluids topped up.

[John Hartman]

first things first.  Get some good engine shampoo.

Follow the instructions on the can/bottle.  Follow them again.  Keep doing this until there is no oil or grease anywhere under the hood.  Do the bottom and sides of the engine if possible.

Drive the car or at least idle it for a while till its bone dry, or let it sit overnite.

Now, run the car or drive it until the leak is evident.  See, now the oil will show up on your nice clean engine.

[Derek Fung]

if you want, go get some engine oil flourescent dye.  Then hit it with a black light, and you'll see where all the leaks are coming from.

[Jamie Oswald]

first things first.  Get some good engine shampoo.

Follow the instructions on the can/bottle.  Follow them again.  Keep doing this until there is no oil or grease anywhere under the hood.  Do the bottom and sides of the engine if possible.

Drive the car or at least idle it for a while till its bone dry, or let it sit overnite.

Now, run the car or drive it until the leak is evident.  See, now the oil will show up on your nice clean engine.

Just as i said but in a quicker way.

[Edwin Nigam]

thanks for the feedback