So today I was getting ready to change the oil on my 14 SHO, and I found bunch of oil on my oil filter, oil pan, alternator; it seemed like it was coming from top. examining the oil lines that go to turbos seemed okay, the ones on the oil filter housing were covered in oil. A bit of oil on the manifold bolt/shield when looking from underneath. Also, on top of the engine, the hoses for air were oily. there was some oil on the radiator fans housing. so when I took the plastic engine cover off, there was oil on cover at the beginning, soaked into the heat material glued to the plastic--as somehow the fans directed it in there.
This sensor had a good amount of oil underneath, soaked my hand in it.
this sensor also had good amount of oil underneath the sensor, and the pipe around these sensores were wet on the outside. I took the big rubber hose connected to the plastic pipe that goes behind the motor, and there was some oil in there. the air filter/box on the inside is dry. Had some oil on the clip that secures the air filter cover.
I cleaned the oil underneath, and the top.
The leak is not coming from the valve covers. The back/left side of motor is dry. The front/right side shows oil. The PCV line that hooks next to the oil filler cap, and connects to the air duct by the engine air filter box was soaked in oil. One would think that maybe the oil dipstick was lose and oil was leaking--while the fans directed the oil to under the cover heat material.
So the question is; what is the culprit of this leak? Internal Turbo seal gone?
If the oil lines into the filter housing were leaking, how does the oil find itself on the top of the engine above the intake? I did some research, but all I found was the oil return line to turbo.
I will be checking to see where this is coming from as I keep driving the car. I don't drive it as much, so we'll see how long and where it continues to leak.
The car is stock, other than an K&N air filter, which I placed in about a month ago and have not noticed any oil around the area at that time. However, I did not remove the engine cover then. The engine oil was replaced in December, and no oil leak was present. The oil life was at 31% today when I reset it.
This sensor had a good amount of oil underneath, soaked my hand in it.
this sensor also had good amount of oil underneath the sensor, and the pipe around these sensores were wet on the outside. I took the big rubber hose connected to the plastic pipe that goes behind the motor, and there was some oil in there. the air filter/box on the inside is dry. Had some oil on the clip that secures the air filter cover.
I cleaned the oil underneath, and the top.
The leak is not coming from the valve covers. The back/left side of motor is dry. The front/right side shows oil. The PCV line that hooks next to the oil filler cap, and connects to the air duct by the engine air filter box was soaked in oil. One would think that maybe the oil dipstick was lose and oil was leaking--while the fans directed the oil to under the cover heat material.
So the question is; what is the culprit of this leak? Internal Turbo seal gone?
If the oil lines into the filter housing were leaking, how does the oil find itself on the top of the engine above the intake? I did some research, but all I found was the oil return line to turbo.
I will be checking to see where this is coming from as I keep driving the car. I don't drive it as much, so we'll see how long and where it continues to leak.
The car is stock, other than an K&N air filter, which I placed in about a month ago and have not noticed any oil around the area at that time. However, I did not remove the engine cover then. The engine oil was replaced in December, and no oil leak was present. The oil life was at 31% today when I reset it.
