Oil leak near the starter

Tiny
JOSHUAPINA
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  • 2001 GMC SONOMA
  • 2.2L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 182,000 MILES
I have changed my main engine seal and didn’t stop and leaks. It leaks about 3 quarts a day and I have oil in my intake.
Sunday, October 20th, 2019 AT 8:19 PM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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Hi,

So you have external leaks and it leaks this much? I would suggest cleaning off the engine with shop solve cleaner and then putting dye in the oil and letting it idle for 15-20 minutes then shutting it off and looking for the dye.

This is a large leak so I suspect you have several leaks so just make sure you run the engine until you are sure you found all of them.

Here is a guide that is the most common leaks but again, with it leaking this much I suspect you will have a few or one really bad one:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-is-leaking-oil
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Monday, October 21st, 2019 AT 3:57 PM

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