2005 Chevrolet Malibu "cause oil leak above block" Questions

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...cause the oil to pour out everywhere and may look like its coming from the oil filter.  the part is about $10 and only takes a few minutes to install...if you have access to a lift otherwise it ...

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cause your engine to over heat. So start the check from the radiator. Poor water into the radiator, wait for some minutes, look under the car and observe if water is going to leak. If there is a leak,

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...oil will make a very combustible and dangerous cocktail. Remove the filter and dispose of. When replacing the filter be sure and verify the flow direction of the new filter. Replace the connections ...

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...above oil fiter Two very likely causes: 1) Leaking oil pressure sending unit. This small round unit is screwed in to the block and has a wire or two attached to it. 2) Leaking valve cover gasket. Oil ...

cause a oil leak under pressure between the timing cover and the block? at first I thought it was the sending unit(oil) because their is some pressure to the leak. does this engine (3.3L) have the oil

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...is where your oil/coolant cooler assembly just above the oil filter. A loose oil filter could be the cause 95% of the time and 5% would be a bad o-ring from the oil cooler to the oil filter

...cause a oil leak how do i find the leak? The PCV valve is under the intake on the left (drivers side) above the block. It looks like this. Its hard to give a proper diagnosis without photos of the ...

...cause either:(a) motor oil contamination of engine coolant(b) coolant contamination of motor oil(c) white exhaust smoke, due to coolant seeping into one or more cylinders.(d) more than one of the ...

...oil filter a quarter turn after its tight. If you over tighten it this will blow the new seal and cause it to leak also. Try out this site as their is as seal above it that is known to leak. ...

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...cause smell). Oil burning (smoke) is masked by catalytic converter, oil burning would be invisible once converter hot. 2x problems ... pcv valve blocked (sump overpressurising, therefore pushing oil ...

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