oil leak

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STANGMAC8183
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i recently purchased a 1998 eclipse and was told it had no leaks, after a test drive everything was dry and clean. Shortly after 3-4 days i noticed a drip coming from under the car and oil around the head gasket. so i had the head gasket replaced and the oil pan gasket (it was over torqued) was replaced at the same time, now i was told there was also a possible rear main seal leak.. I was also told it could be the oil pressure regulator. i don't want to keep paying for fixes and get no where. Any ideas?
Jun 7, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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Look around and find someone in your area that does UV leak detection. They place UV dye in oil clean engine drive around the hit engine with a blacklight dye glows shows exact location of leak.
Hope this helps
Jun 11, 2008 at 9:55 AM
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