Massive Oil Leak...........

[Silver Bullet]

While my SHO was idling in a parking lot for 10 minutes yesterday, it leaked out "ALL" of my oil!! I approached the car, and on the drivers side there was a river of oil going around the front tire, and outwards about 6 feet!! Checked the dipstick (Nothing on it). It has had a slow leak for months now, and I haven't been able to pinpoint where the heck it's coming from. There's always a burning smell and smoke because it's all over my converters (ATX). Well... I glanced under the front of the car, and at first thought my transmission pan was leaking on the right drivers side towards the front of the car. It was OIL, and it was streaming instead of dripping. Any idea what this could possibly be?

I filled it up, and it's only leaked out a quart in a day so far...........

 

[jelloslug]

First thing I would check it the oil pressure sender, it's located of the back of the block, toward the tranny, near the head. It would spew oil out if it went bad. It could also be your rear main seal but it's not in a location that would let it just stream out. It could also be a bad seal near the oil pump or one of the cam seals. Could you have a crack in your oil pan? Have you hit it on anything?

 

[SolidState]

my ATX has a leaking cam seal that is spitting oil everywhere right now...

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

oil level sender gasket

 

[jelloslug]

oil level sender gasket

It would not leak all the oil out from there, only a few quarts.

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

It would not leak all the oil out from there, only a few quarts.

It would leak enough to not show a reading on the dipstick, no?