Intermittent Oil Leak

[joslinm]

Can't track down the oil leak in my 98 s10 4 cyl. Seems to leak when it feels like. Leaked a small spot yesterday about 2 in in diameter after simply moving the truck. Today drove all morning doing errands and dry underneath. What's the deal?

[MT-2500]

Originally Posted by joslinm

Can't track down the oil leak in my 98 s10 4 cyl. Seems to leak when it feels like. Leaked a small spot yesterday about 2 in in diameter after simply moving the truck. Today drove all morning doing errands and dry underneath. What's the deal?

Since we can not see it or check it for you.
What color is oil?
Are you sure it is engine oil?
You will need to craw under there and have a look around.
Clean off engine and all old oil and oil spots.
If a engine oil leaK.
Add some engine oil leak dye and drive until you see a leak and then get under there and look for leak.
The dye will show it even if not leaking at the time you look.
Also do not forget to look on topand back and front and around sides of engine.
A leak on top can run down and look like a under side leak.
That is one place the oil leak dye will tell it all.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.

[viggy58]

if i think i have ANY kind of leak, i put a piece of cardboard under the truck after parking it. if nothing shows up, let it run, and see if anything turns up. this will help you find the general area...