Oil leak

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

So I have been searching for the past couple of days and can't seem to find where I am leaking oil from.
99 GTP just did an engine swap and replaced all of the gaskets from the top to the bottom. Including timing cover and oil neck gaskets.
The oil appears to be leaking somewhere close to the power steering pulley when the car is running. Its hard to see where the leak is originating so I am kind of wondering if there are any common leakage areas that anyone knows of in this area?
I put the tack seal stuff on with the timing cover gasket so I'm fairly sure this isn't where the leak is. But again, I'm not ruling anything out yet either. Thanks in advance

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**BillBoost37** · 05-28-2014

There's no common leak on a motor that was just sealed up. Hop under it and find your leak.

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

Alrighty. I was just wondering

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**BillBoost37** · 05-28-2014

The only other thing over there.. that would leak a lot is the oil filter adapter.. Valve cover gasket.. but you sealed it?

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

New upper intake, lower intake, head, valve cover, timing cover, water pump, oil neck (or oil filter adapter?), and rear main seal gaskets

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**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

And new oil pan gasket

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**Below Average Joe** · 05-28-2014

Did you properly tq everything down or did you superman the bolts?

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

I don't have the torque specs for EVERYTHING, however 2 guys in Automotive where I attend college are the ones that torqued most of the bolts down while I did the cleaning and replacing of gaskets and parts and putting everything back together

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**Below Average Joe** · 05-28-2014

I would double check everything that you guys did. Could have over tightened something, or under tightened something.

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

Alright. I'll see if I can find the torque specs and I'll ask the guys what they torqued everything to. I think I'll start with the oil filter adapter since it seems it might be the easiest thing to do thriugh the wheel well

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**BillBoost37** · 05-28-2014

There's a torque spec thread here..

The main thing is consistency in torquing. But.. that also leaves you many possibilites for leak areas.

Did you change VC grommets?

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

Yes sir. Everything is blue now =P

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**BillBoost37** · 05-28-2014

FelPro.. It's what I use.

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

Yup. I hear they are good. I have FelPro everything except the Victor Reinz head gaskets

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**FordMan77** · 05-28-2014

The oil appears to be leaking somewhere close to the power steering pulley when the car is running

Might want to check the oil pressure sending unit. Remove the electrical connection to it and see if it's full of oil.

**Scottydoggs** · 05-28-2014

turn the front wheels all the way to the left, leave the engine running. then look from behind the back of the pass side wheel to the oil filter. you'll see the oil pressure sensor, if the plug end is wet its shot. this pos sensor will leak oil like a sob , aka fast.

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

This green sensor?

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**Scottydoggs** · 05-28-2014

yes sir

**tomtom123** · 05-28-2014

I thought the same thing. That sensor appears to be bone dry =/

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**Scottydoggs** · 05-28-2014

when running you will see it drip or pour out the plug end like your putting syrup on your waffles. i almost lost my engine because of that pos.

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