On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 11:26:40PM -0400, Jim Gifford wrote:
> Jon (and list),
>
> I see no traces of oil underneath the vehicle. No evidence at all
> of a leak, and no traces of oil in the coolant either. I just
> looked inside my throttle body, and I see a small pond of oil there,
> and beneath the pond, there is baked on oil.
>
> So, it looks like the belly pan gasket is the culprit. I guess it
> will have to wait till next week though, as I'll be out of town
> the rest of this week and the weekend. I'll check the oil very
> frequently until I get it fixed though, as I definitely don't want
> to burn the engine up. :)
>
> Many thanks to all on this list that have responded to me both via
> the list and privately with thoughts and suggestions.
>
> I'm relieved to find it is the belly pan gasket and not something
> like blown rings or other such terrible things. :)
>
> jim
>
Just a quick status update... I've been running nothing but Castrol
GTX 20w50 since I found the leak, and I go through less than a
quart every 3000 miles now. I know, running that heavy oil isn't
the best thing for the engine, but until I find a job, it's cheaper
than fixing the problem.
jim
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