Hadrien
1/7/2006 8:05:38 PM
Got under the car today and unfortunately the source of the oil is not the oil pressure switch. Its somewhere on the side or the back of the engine. I took off the splash shield and looked and looked and looked, but could NOT find the source of the leak. Im just going to have to offload the car onto a used car lot or something.
The car leaked something fierce onto my friends pit, but I couldn't find the source of the leak. If I had to guess again where it was coming from I would be inclined to say somewhere near the rear bank timing belt cover area. There are somewhat look to be vaccuum hoses with silver shielding on them, its almost like fine ridged metalic split loom. Its covered in oil and everything below that as well is covered in oil.
Also, under the oil cap and around the PCV valve there was thick almost greasy "oil", I noticed JUST a hint of it at the end of the dip stick as well. My friend who's garage I was working in said not to worry about it that it was condensation or something, but I have NEVER seen anything like that in the 18 months I have owned the car. I was very nervous about coolant causing the oil to foam up, took a sample from the coolant tank and found no signs of oil in the coolant. So I have NO idea what that is.
On a side note the coilpack works great and hopefully will solve the misfire problem for me for the few more weeks of owning the car.
babyhuey
1/9/2006 9:14:22 PM
Sorry to hear you wanting to get rid of the car Hadrien. Only thing I can think of in the area you are describing would be a valve cover gasket which should not leak that badly or a front cam seal or plug on the right bank. That would put the leak to the rear area up high and if the intake cam plug was popping out a bit then would leak badly. Only problem is that a leak from the cam seal or plug usually stays fairly contained in timing covers untill it get to the bottom and runs out. Wish I could take a look at it for you.
Hadrien
1/9/2006 11:14:04 PM
I wish I could keep the car, but my gut is screaming at me that something is wrong. I am just frustrated since I was inable to find the leak. Should be something simple and straightforward. However, even if I had found the leak, it is now sounding like I would be unable to fix it myself and I cant see sinking another $1000+ into the car which might have ANOTHER major poblem in 6 months. I owe twice what the car is worth right now.
My biggest concern on top of the leak is the foamy or mousse like oil under the cap and PCV valve that I keep finding. And I noticed the last few times I checked the oil that afterwards my finger smelled slightly of gasoline.
Hadrien
1/17/2006 4:28:10 PM
Well sorry to say this will be my last week with the Millenia S. Its been a fun trip, but too many problems have caused me to trader her in. I have been wanting a manual transmission car for about 6 months anyway. If ONLY they would have made the Millenia with a 5SP I would think about fixing the numerous problems with her, or even just replacing the engine. No other car I have driven in that price range has the feeling and just overall solid composure that the Millenia has. Acura, BMWs, Audi, VW's comparable sedans are all indeed quite nice, but no where NEAR the price range that the Millenia is in.
Just wanted to say thank you again to babyhuey and keninn for all of your help. Babyhuey, you saved me hundreds of dollars in diagnostic fees I normally would have paid. Thank you thank you thank you.
