Car oil leak?

In order to fix an oil leak you must know where the leak is coming from, to do this you must have the oil and dirt removed from the engine, then the best thing to do is have a dye put in the oil that glows under a black light, drive the car for 10 miles or so and look all over the engine for the source(s) of the oil leak.
Once you located the area of leak,you can continue further is stopping the oil leak.
Basic areas from where most of time oil leak is noticed is from valve cover gasket,or its faulty PCV valve.PCV means Positive Crankcase Ventilation. This valve is is inserted in the valve cover itself, and the purpose of this valve is to act as a vent for excess pressure that accumulates inside the engine and valve cover areas.

When the PCV valve is clogged or blocked by dirt or gunk,then oil will not pass and due to this oil pressure increases and at last ,due to this pressure the valve gasket blows out and oil starts leaking.

This details will help you.

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Low oil pressure light on Dodge Magnum? 
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Kia Sportage leaking oil from oil pan? 
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Car Turns OFF due to low oil pressure warning light?

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How to Replace an Oil Pan Gasket? 
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HOW TO REPLACE AN OIL PUMP 
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HOW TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL AND FILTER 
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HOW TO REPLACE AN OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (SENSOR) 
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How to Check Differential Oil Leaks and Replace Oil
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HOW TO PERFORM A BASIC ENGINE TUNE UP-OIL CHANGE 
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KIA Sportage leaking oil from oil pan? 
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Oil pan Gasket on 1998 Toyota Tercel? 
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Testing mass air flow sensor?

Car not starting properly ,car has slow accelarations,car bogs down,low gas mileage, shuddering, stalling, knocking or pinging,low rpm,car sputtering etc etc are basically indication of bad MAF sensor.MAF is mechanic short hand for a Mass Air Flow sensor. It measures the amount of air entering the engine. It is located between the air cleaner box and the throttle body. It usually is either clamped into the rubber tube which connects these parts or bolted to the air cleaner top housing. It will have an electrical connector attached to it. To do proper testing requires a professional computer scan tool.
Two "poor man" tests can be done. First test is to tap lightly on the MAF while the engine is idling [engine must be warmed up aka at operating temperature] If the engine stumbles or the idle changes when the MAF is tapped on, it is bad. Another check is to shut the engine off [key off] and disconnect the wiring connector to the MAF. This will cause the engine computer to go into "limp home" mode. This is the computer's response to a failed major sensor. If the engine now runs better, the MAF is probably bad. FYI, the MAF can fail in a number of ways which will not give a fault code. Often, the best test is to substitute a MAF from another car [same year, make, model & engine] that is running normally.

This details will help.Thanks.

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The details for appropriate oil pressure is as follows :---
Oil pressure is 25-30 psi at idle after engine is warm and 45-60 psi going down the road after engine is warm.If the oil pressure is low,then get oil and oil pump checked.If the oil is low,fill with right oil,suggested by your cars owner manual.If the pump is faulty,then get replaced with original parts,instead of non branded cheaper parts.Branded parts are bit costly but,they last long and give correct results.

This basic details will help.

Thanks.

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For more oil related problems and solutions, check the list mentioned below:----

Low oil pressure light on Dodge Magnum?

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Kia Sportage leaking oil from oil pan?

http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/kia-sportage-leaking-oil-from-oil-pan.html

For more oil and oil pump details check out the direct links below:---

How to Replace Oil Pan on Audi A4 and VW Passat?

http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-replace-oil-pan-on-audi-a4-and.html

How to Replace an Oil Pan Gasket?

http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-replace-oil-pan-gasket.html

HOW TO REPLACE AN OIL PUMP

http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-replace-oil-pump.html

HOW TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL AND FILTER

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HOW TO REPLACE AN OIL PRESSURE SWITCH (SENSOR)

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How to Check Differential Oil Leaks and Replace Oil.

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Kia Sportage leaking oil from oil pan?

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Oil pan Gasket on 1998 Toyota Tercel?

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