Engine Gaskets/Seals These parts can leak due to engine overheating, wear, or lack of cooling system maintenance. Can You Drive with a Coolant Leak? If you suspect that your vehicle has a coolant leak, it’s time to make an appointment with your auto technician. A leak won’t fix itself...
If you’ve got an oil leak above or near your exhaust manifold the leaking oil can drip onto the manifold and burn. In server cases, it can cause a fire, but most often it just makes a mess and an annoying odor of burnt oil. If you smell burnt oil try checking your valve cover g...
If you had to add 4 quarts of oil, then your engine was extremely low on oil and it is possible that running it that low has caused some internal damage which may have damaged seals or bearings which could account for the leaking oil and low idle oil pressure. As for the leaking coola...
Normally, your water is under pressure when it travels through your pipes. A rubber or silicone-based washer often seals it to prevent any water leaking when you turn your taps off. After a long time, your faucet’s washer will tear down, or displace, which then results in drips and lea...
To make sure you do not get to the point of this kind of damage, you need to know the signs of a blown head gasket. Whenever the head gasket is blown, the problem is leaking coolant. Coolant either leaks past the head gasket out of the engine or past the head gasket into the cylin...