1989 cadillac sedan deville bad oil leak, caked

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Asked by Bryce055 Apr 10, 2016 at 08:52 PM about the 1989 Cadillac Seville FWD

Question type: General

Should i spend the time to fix the oil leaks and
whatevers wrong with it or buy a whole new re
manufactured engine??

8 Answers

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Im not sure its not coming from the gaskets they said something about the the main seal but its leakking like 4 inches away from wear i drain my oil from and it looks like it been leaking for a long time, its caked with oil everywhere. The cuy before me im guessing was putting 15w40 in their to slow the drainage i guess.

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Start the engine look at the harmonic balancer see if it's vibrating if is that will cause the main seal to leak (front)

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Look for the serpentine belt that is the front of the engine then look straight down at the bottom pulley that is the harmonic balancer

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Mine is leaking very little it's about 400 total to repair . How many miles on the car?

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The only thing I can say is get a can of decreaser put the car on ramps and clean the underneath then drive it for while. Also check the oil if it's low fill it then after a month ck it again see how much oil you lost. You can try bars stop oil leak that might help

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