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1987 Nissan Stanza (oil leak)
Just purchased a 1987 Nissan Stanza, 4 cylinder. It's in amazingly
good condition inside and out. I've only owned the car for a week. On two occasions I've noticed a small spot of oil on the garage floor after parking the car for the night. I'm only using the car to get to and from work which is a round trip of 26 miles. I don't know where to look first. I obviously don't want to put a bunch of money into fixing the car and would be okay with a small oil drip if it doesn't lead to big problems down the line. Please advise if you can. |
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1987 Nissan Stanza (oil leak)
"gilmoreguy" > wrote in message ups.com... > Just purchased a 1987 Nissan Stanza, 4 cylinder. It's in amazingly > good condition inside and out. I've only owned the car for a week. On > two occasions I've noticed a small spot of oil on the garage floor > after parking the car for the night. I'm only using the car to get to > and from work which is a round trip of 26 miles. I don't know where to > look first. I obviously don't want to put a bunch of money into fixing > the car and would be okay with a small oil drip if it doesn't lead to > big problems down the line. Please advise if you can. > Seems like the obvious thing to do would be to get under the car (preferably on a lift) and look for the source of the leak. Depending on what is leaking, you might want to have it fixed to avoid other problems. -- Kevin Mouton Automotive Technology Instructor "If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy" Red Green |
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1987 Nissan Stanza (oil leak)
gilmoreguy wrote: > Just purchased a 1987 Nissan Stanza, 4 cylinder. It's in amazingly > good condition inside and out. I've only owned the car for a week. On > two occasions I've noticed a small spot of oil on the garage floor > after parking the car for the night. I'm only using the car to get to > and from work which is a round trip of 26 miles. I don't know where to > look first. I obviously don't want to put a bunch of money into fixing > the car and would be okay with a small oil drip if it doesn't lead to > big problems down the line. Please advise if you can. As of now you have no information and nobody can assist you. Have it checked or jack up the vehicle and look for yourself. It could be as simple as a leaky pan gasket or even a loose oil filter or a recently changed filter. You just don't know. If it's something more major like a front or rear seal on the engine, then you might prefer to live with it. Come to think of it, you don't even know whether it's oil from the engine or transmission. Knowledge is power. Right now, you are powerless. |
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