Oil leak repair. (pics included)

Hi,

I noticed my car was leaking a bit, like 10 drops overnight. Made some pics and asked Chuck Tator what it could be. He told me the original oilpan gaskets tend to leak in a while, so I've changed it as can be seen on the pics underneath.

After this job, I noticed the same leak!!! No problem for the time and gasket, nothing wrong with upgrading, but what now?
I called Chuck again and told him that I also noticed the sensor being wet and he told me it occurs after this much years that they get bad and some oil will seep out through the connector! So I've done also done them today.

Now the leaking is gone and I am enjoying the ride again, hate it when I have to doubt the quality!

Before, look at the sensors at the top of the picture, they are completely wet, I didn't notice the oil was seeping from this point because the gravity and wind took it all over the oil pan, so check this when there's oil leaking


Oilpan off for cleaning and the screws were re-mounted with some lock tyte to make sure they will not come loose and go laying around in my oil pan as sometimes happens with early Vipers:



Viper on the lift:


Conclusion, when you can't seem to find a leak, check the sensors up front of the oilpan, in time they will just die and let oils seep through.

Just wanted to share this information for people with this problem in future.

Greetings

forgot to say special thanks to Chuck, as he talked me through this and made me feel like a real mechanic. This man gives awesome service and really knows these cars, he was able to tell me what my problem was from a 1500 miles distance!

Nice fix, Roy !!!

I chased a small leak on our 2003 for some time...finally found it at the pressure sensor...easily fixed in my case. NEVER let this "small stuff" get you down as there is NO SUBSTITETE for at Viper!!!

Good lookin out on the resolve brutha. Glad to hear you got your oil leak fixed with relative ease.

Steve-Indy said:

Nice fix, Roy !!!

I chased a small leak on our 2003 for some time...finally found it at the pressure sensor...easily fixed in my case. NEVER let this "small stuff" get you down as there is NO SUBSTITETE for at Viper!!!

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With mine it was also the pressure sensor, I replaced pressure and temp in order not to do a fix next week again, as the sensors are equally old.

It won't get me down anymore, cause I fixed everything now ! But I have to admit that it did a bit. But with a little help from my new 92 service manual I can fix almost everything!

Your very welcome Roy and thank you!

Thats happening to me, I changed pan gasket, but its leaking again, I will check it out. Thanks

Good information ... Chuck has always been a very helpful guy!

While your performing service on your car, you may want to consider replacing the valve cover gaskets. They may or may not be leaking now but they will in time. They become dry, split and when the oil leaks it runs down the block and creates a terrible mess.

Keep up the nice work!
Doug

Doug Supercharged Vipers said:

Good information ... Chuck has always been a very helpful guy!

While your performing service on your car, you may want to consider replacing the valve cover gaskets. They may or may not be leaking now but they will in time. They become dry, split and when the oil leaks it runs down the block and creates a terrible mess.

Keep up the nice work!
Doug

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Thanks for the tip, is that an easy job? Just screw them loose, clean them up, replace gasket and tighten them back? Or are there special tools required. Do the valve covers need to be flattened? (not sure if this is a word, but you get the idea)

Doug Supercharged Vipers said:

Good information ... Chuck has always been a very helpful guy!

While your performing service on your car, you may want to consider replacing the valve cover gaskets. They may or may not be leaking now but they will in time. They become dry, split and when the oil leaks it runs down the block and creates a terrible mess.

Keep up the nice work!
Doug

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I did that first, then the pan, and sealed all teh pan bolts, I was bigining to think I had one of theose porus pans,but why after 12 years would it leak know? Ill check theose sensors.

Roy said:

Thanks for the tip, is that an easy job? Just screw them loose, clean them up, replace gasket and tighten them back? Or are there special tools required. Do the valve covers need to be flattened? (not sure if this is a word, but you get the idea)

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Pretty simple, take off the heater intake cover makes it even easier

pdmracing said:

I did that first, then the pan, and sealed all teh pan bolts, I was bigining to think I had one of theose porus pans,but why after 12 years would it leak know? Ill check theose sensors.

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Assuming by your avatar you own an original GTS; the oil pan gaskets were revised over the years so it could be possible you replaced it with an older, non-revised unit.

12 years is a long time... and yes, the older gaskets could have split by then. I would at least check the bolts and perhaps work your way to the gasket(s).

Best regards,
Doug

Roy said:

Thanks for the tip, is that an easy job? Just screw them loose, clean them up, replace gasket and tighten them back? Or are there special tools required. Do the valve covers need to be flattened? (not sure if this is a word, but you get the idea)

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Relatively a straight forward replacement. The price of the gaskets my scare you although Chuck has good prices.

Best,
Doug

Doug Supercharged Vipers said:

Assuming by your avatar you own an original GTS; the oil pan gaskets were revised over the years so it could be possible you replaced it with an older, non-revised unit.

12 years is a long time... and yes, the older gaskets could have split by then. I would at least check the bolts and perhaps work your way to the gasket(s).

Best regards,
Doug

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I think there's a little miscommunication, he allready did the valvecovers, he now is going to try the sensors, which probably is the problem.