- Mar 24, 2012
- 54
Yesteray i got up under my TB to check out my sway-bar end-links. I discovered a small collection of oil on the sway bar.
I traced the leak to a line which comes out of the engine below the power steering pump.
It leaves the engine as a metal tube, then changes to a hose, runs along the lower perimeter of the fan, then back up to the driver side of the engine where it changes back to a metal tube again.
It is very oily and dirty just where it changes from the metal tube to soft hose below the power steering pump. This is what's dripping/oozing down onto my sway-bar. There is not even enough oil to cause a drip...its just oily and dirty down there. Also, my oil is not low; my last oil change was about 7000 miles ago (currently 5% remaining in my DIC,) and i havent added any oil since the oil change.
I believe this is some sort of oil cooling line, or something. Can someone please advise me as to exactly what it is, and how hard it would be for a urban-guy with limited tools to change. Or do I need to head in to a mechanic. I really miss Compnine.com. I would study the diagrams and figure out which part is which on my own.
Thanks...
I traced the leak to a line which comes out of the engine below the power steering pump.
It leaves the engine as a metal tube, then changes to a hose, runs along the lower perimeter of the fan, then back up to the driver side of the engine where it changes back to a metal tube again.
It is very oily and dirty just where it changes from the metal tube to soft hose below the power steering pump. This is what's dripping/oozing down onto my sway-bar. There is not even enough oil to cause a drip...its just oily and dirty down there. Also, my oil is not low; my last oil change was about 7000 miles ago (currently 5% remaining in my DIC,) and i havent added any oil since the oil change.
I believe this is some sort of oil cooling line, or something. Can someone please advise me as to exactly what it is, and how hard it would be for a urban-guy with limited tools to change. Or do I need to head in to a mechanic. I really miss Compnine.com. I would study the diagrams and figure out which part is which on my own.
Thanks...