Lim Leak (with Pictures)

[megabyte]

Hey guys this is my first post although I've been reading around this place for a while now. Anyway, I think the dreaded LIM leak has showed its ugly face...

I took some pictures so you can tell me for sure if that's it.

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and zooming in...

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now on the passenger side:

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and close-up on the passenger side:

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[jackal2000]

how does your coolant look??

those look like the start of it, those are the areas on my car that are wet - and i know I need to change mine in the next week, because now I am starting to get coolant mixed in with oil.

[megabyte]

The coolant in the reservoir is just yellow/orange. It doesn't look like sludge (maybe there's no sludge if it just started leaking?)

[jackal2000]

its hard to say for sure what you have. a little bit of weepage is normal. just monitor your oil and coolant levels very closely. often one sign of this leak is a milky residue on the bottom of the coolant resevoir cap.

[megabyte]

Thanks for the replies this far

I forgot to mention that my "Change Oil" light came on (about 2 days ago) before i started suspecting the leak.

[jackal2000]

Originally posted by megabyte@Jan 15 2006, 03:09 PM
Thanks for the replies this far

I forgot to mention that my "Change Oil" light came on (about 2 days ago) before i started suspecting the leak.

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when is the last time you changed the oil?? and did you reset the light after you changed it??

[-Alero-]

well the gasket leak can be 2 things.

either just coolant leaks, just oil leaks, or they both leak and mix...

if its just oil, sometimes its normal sometimes its not, mine slightly weeps a bit of oil from the sides every few weeks, which is not a problem cause its little to none.

[-Alero-]

and your motor looks 10 years old, you need to clean that thing....

and is that your fuel pressure regulator rusting and your fuel rail.......? :Noooo:

[megabyte]

Well I bought the car about 3 weeks ago so I'll be taking care of the motor cleaning as soon as it's not freezing cold outside.

As for the oil, the dealer i bought it from said that they changed the oil while the car was there. If that's true or not, I don't know.

Trust me, I don't like seeing the motor in a bad shape, just give me some time :P

[sound_xtreme]

mine leaked in the same exact spot on the drivers side. it was leaking into the oil also. get it changed asap. it gets worse in the winter, it's when i really started noticing it with mine, especially with the lifter ticks from the oil not being able to lubricate properly.