LOL you could have got taken.

I doubt its your headgasket.

More likely to be your rear main seal or oilpan.

 

Like Luni420 said, it's probably your rear main seal. I had the same thing happen to a 96 Talon ESi I used to own. Oil everywhere coming from the rear of the engine.

 

I doubt it's your rear main seal. Do a simple compression test, to see if it's your headgasket. You can have a shop do it, or buy a $20.00 tester and do it yourself. Things may have changed since then. . .

Just clean off your engine really good, start it up, and watch for leaks. A UV detection kit may help as well. Also, it could be powersteering fluid, or transmission fluid, but they will smell and look different than engine oil.

 

Compression test wont necessarily show you if your HG is blown. The only accurate test to determine that is a leakdown test.

Again, its VERY unlikely that a blown headgasket is going to be leaking fluid outside of the combustion chamber. Its unlikely the HG will be blown bad enough for that to happen while the engine is capable of running.

Mystery oil leaks on NA cars usually stem from valve cover gasket or rear main seal. I guess it could also be the cam angle sensor gasket that is leaking as well. Also Ive even see faulty oil filters or mating surfaces on the engine for the oil filter not smooth and oil was leaking from there.

Good luck finding it. Hope this helps.

But the other advice about washing the engine off and using a uv detection is a good way to go. That will tell you for sure.

 

I would agree with the rest that it is most likely not a headgasket.

Clean everything up with engine degreaser and keep a close eye on the engine to see where the oil is originating from.

 

wow thx for the great info

if the headgasket was blown should the leakdown test show that? i had this oil leak over a year now.... but it looks like its getting worse.... maybe its the rear main seal... how long does it take to change the rear main seal?

thx

 

Again, its VERY unlikely that a blown headgasket is going to be leaking fluid outside of the combustion chamber.

Mine did. It ran fine (except for the oil leak) for almost 40000 miles before I got fluids mixing. Then I changed it.

Clean everything up with engine degreaser and keep a close eye on the engine to see where the oil is originating from.

I second this. Then you'll know for sure exactly where it's coming from.

 

Clean off the engine, get some dye and add it to your oil . Drive the motor around - bring it back in and trace the dye with a black light and find your source of leaks. It's NOT your HG, don't take your car to those :tat:"mechanics" again.

 

Well Naked Guy, I didnt say it was impossible, I just said unlikely. But thx for chiming in with your experience as well, helps him cover it from all angles.

Hope you figure it out though man. And when you do please be sure to post back and let us all know what it was and so the information contained in the thread can be archived by the search index for other people to gain from as well.