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There is an oil leak from right side of engine

Tiny
JAMESBARAJAS
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  • 1999 INFINITI G20
  • 162 MILES
There is an oil leak from right side of engine. Oil has gotten really low yesterday but oil pressure light didn't come on. I also noticed that oil only seems to be leaking when car is running. I checked the valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket and bolt, and oil filter and they are all good. There is oil on the water pump/ps pulleys and belt but not alternator/ac belt. No blue smoke from exhaust either. I recently changed the oil and replaced the oil pan gasket. Still leaking. My question is what is causing this and a rough estimate of the parts needed to fix the problem?
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 AT 10:32 PM

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Tiny
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Please note, oil leaking from right side of engine when sittinginside
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 AT 1:55 AM
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Pressure wash the engine while it is running (then drive it a bit and do some more investigating) to get a better idea of where it is leaking from. It could be a cam seal? See if you can get a better idea of where the oil is leaking from.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 AT 3:31 AM
Tiny
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I will definitely do that maybe with degreaser instead. Its not an internal oil leak because none is being burned, its just dripping a significant amount on the road. I will definitely clean it up and check though. Thank you, I appreciate it.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 AT 6:45 AM
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Most likely to be from the crank pulley front seal.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 AT 1:03 PM
Tiny
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Thanks. Is that fairly easy to replace? Would that be on MITCHELL or ALLDATA?
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013 AT 3:11 AM
Tiny
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It should be on both if Im not mistaken.
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013 AT 6:53 AM
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For replacing the crank seal, that is not a difficut job. After removal of the drive belts and crank pulley, you can replace the seal.
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013 AT 1:28 PM

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