Oil leak advice...more inside..

[Qualitywires.com]

I was getting my oil changed on my 1998GTS. One of the oil techs told me I had an oil leak. I looked underneath and sure enough there was a small one. It wasn't coming from the oil pan or Valve covers....it was coming somewhere from the top front around the water pump area...any idea's where the leak may be coming from?

Phew! Good thing I bought an extended warranty from Bill P!

 

[tristan rizzi]

Your leak might be from the front main seal which is on the timing chain cover, or perhaps the gasket is bad where it connects to the oil pan.
Tristan

 

[pauls]

Check your dip stick. If it is out of the tube a little, pushed up by back pressure, the leak come from there.

 

[JimDavis MT 97GTS 650R]

Timing cover gasket. Had to change mine. Can actually be done w/o removing the water pump, but the cross brace must come loose. Not a fun job.

 

[Qualitywires.com]

Thanks guys. It will give me a bit of info to tell my tech where to look. Thanks again!

 

[GTS Dean]

Mine's leaking from that general area too. My Viper Tech has several gaskets on order and we'll see what it is next week.