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Causes of oil leaks and can oil leaks be fixed effectively?
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rosalyn
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Jul 5, 2015, 9:45 AM
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Causes of oil leaks and can oil leaks be fixed effectively?
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Hi,
My car recently started leaking oil (and coolant). I took it to the car shop and they fixed the leaks. They said the oil leaks were coming from the power steering line and the oil pan. A week later, now I see new oil stains below my car on the driveway. The size of the stain is larger than before. The color of the oil stain is and was a very light yellow, it's not the dark brown color. I understand that the cause of oil leaks is old rubber seals and old hoses. Did the car shop not find all the causes of the oil leaks the first time, or are oil leaks something that can't get fixed reliably? So once my car started leaking, I should expect the leaks to be there continuously or come back?
Also, does driving on packed ice/snow that rubs on the underside of the car cause the oil pan fittings/seal to loosen and could have been the cause of the leaks? I was driving earlier this year on a pathway of packed ice/snow. The tracks for the wheels on the road were too low, causing the middle are to be too high and was rubbing against the underside of the car.
Here is my car info:
Year of vehicle: 2005
Make of vehicle (Ford/ Chevrolet): Hyundai
Model of vehicle ( Taurus/ Cavalier): Santa Fe
Engine size (2.0/ 5.7): 2.7L
Mileage/Kilometers: 80,000
Thanks!
(This post was edited by Hammer Time on Jul 5, 2015, 3:08 PM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 5, 2015, 9:58 AM
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Leak type can be hard to identify - look for what item is low.
Hey sport: If you drove this over assorted ice types and snow no telling what could happen up to totaling a vehicle. Metal parts can break never mind hoses and stuff. Ice sunk the Titanic and that's the only one you hear about - happens all the time to lots stronger things than a car.
You could have several leaks and or ones fixed didn't work out or more to go? Take it back as it shouldn't leak and isn't old enough IMO for expecting it to on it's own,
T
(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on Jul 5, 2015, 10:01 AM)
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rosalyn
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Jul 5, 2015, 11:30 AM
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It's reassuring to know that the leaks can be completely fixed. I will take it to the car shop (the dealer) again next week to have it rechecked.
About the ice, that's a good point. The titanic is a good example! :) I had a bad conscious driving on the offroad last winter. I wanted to try my new chains.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 5, 2015, 12:02 PM
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Chains are the best traction you'll get but make no mistake the underside of the Sante Fe isn't full of guards for sensitive items like say some specific off road vehicles so dedicated you wouldn't want to drive it on a long trip on good roads.
Some places will impose a chair law or don't travel that road with plain snow just not able to keep up and pull everyone out but it's plain snow not chunks of ice.
Real chair rock but really should be removed when not totally needed and speeds kept way down. One broken cross section can whip the heck out your fenders badly!
Not the whole point. Wrong vehicle for this or chains IMO again. They make quick strap things to just make it up a steep snow/ice/mud maybe driveway or spot then take them right off.
Old phart here. Always had chains and RWD monster cars only 2WD super common. Could still go quite well in almost anything AND it didn't mess up your steering! Once chains on steering wheels are back on pavement you've lost a lot of steering and braking control then more important than traction.
Different issues with different cars. Day or more old plowed snow is like a stone wall if cold can be so hard you wreck things up to teeter totter with the middle of the car suspending the wheels. At some point not worth going out till conditions are fixed,
T
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