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djmtsu 01-29-2007 05:52 PM

Maybe I can get some help over here.

I have a mystery oil leak that is spraying a fine mist onto the firewall on the passenger side.



I have inspected all the turbo feed and return lines, its not coming from there. The BOV is clean, so I figure its not the seals on the turbo. I have no inspection plate on, so I am thinking maybe a rear main seal leak. The engine only has about 4K on it but I guess it is possible.



Can anyone think of anywhere else it could be coming from?



DJ



PS- the car is a 90 GXL with a TII swap, no emissions, stock turbo.

teknics 01-29-2007 05:56 PM

do you have ABS? i could see it being the inspection plate, hard to guess without seeing exactly where it is.



kevin.

j9fd3s 01-29-2007 06:13 PM

a/c?

djmtsu 01-29-2007 07:55 PM

No ABS (thank god)

No A/C, even if I had kept it, this is not Esther or PAG oil, it is engine oil.



I'm really thinkin it might be the rear main. Great.

89rx7gtu 01-30-2007 12:13 AM

i was just reading about this a few minutes ago, so check it out!



http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/oring.htm



if this link sends you to the FAQ's then click on the front cover "O" ring otherwise if it doesn't then you are there!

jwteknix 01-30-2007 12:26 AM

i dont think that would cause oil mist on the fire wall

89rx7gtu 01-30-2007 01:12 AM

hell, i don't know, but it is talking about oil spray and ****, so thought that he could look into it, considering his motor was rebuilt 4k ago! lol!

j9fd3s 01-30-2007 09:47 AM

might be front trans too...

teknics 01-30-2007 01:20 PM

yea im thinking rear main or front trans.



kevin.

djmtsu 01-30-2007 07:17 PM

I didn't even think of the front trans seal.



I will check the level on that. The oil level goes down normally so I did not think it was the rear main, but you never know. Plus an oil spray can make a serious mess like this even though the level may go down insignificantly.



Dammit either way the tranny has to come out, yay. I guess now I can out in that ACT pressure plate I've had for over a year, or I can always get together all the TII driveline and put it in (like I should!!!)

djmtsu 02-27-2007 04:46 PM

OK, so a friend of mine has my digicam so I had to snap a few pics with my phone. I hope you guys can get an idea of where it is coming from. I cleaned in up a little, replaced my Clutch slave and master cylinders, and put in an SS line. After driving her around for a day, here is some new evidence. It looks like its coming from somewhere around the UIM. Again sorry for the quality of the pics. HELP PLEASE!![attachment=41260:attachment][attachment=41261:attachment]

djmtsu 02-28-2007 03:22 PM

FOUND IT!!



The OMP line for the rear iron was severed at the clamp.



Now do I rebuild it or replace it?



That could have been VERY BAD!!

jwteknix 02-28-2007 04:46 PM

just buy new lines at mazdatrix

ChainSawOnSteroids 03-01-2007 10:05 AM

could have been disasterous

micaheli 03-08-2007 02:34 AM

Make your own. its a LOT cheaper.

http://www.rotorwiki.com/index.php/Custom_...Injection_Lines


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