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Hello Everyone!
First the car:
1996 Volvo 850 GLT (non-turbo)
160,000 Miles
My car has started to leak oil like nobody's business. Overnight it made a spot on the road about 6"x5". This seemed to have come out of nowhere. In the little bit of time that I had before work I looked under the car and under the hood. The front of the engine is splattered and coated with oil, as is the bottom of the oilpan and everything from there back. I put in more oil because it was low due to the leaking. By low I mean I added two quarts and now I can see it on the dip stick!
I just did the PCV about a month ago so I am hoping that maybe one of the bottom hoses on the front of the engine came off. Would it leak that much? The leak seems to be centered about the front of the engine toward the passenger side.
I am going to take it over to my uncles house tomorrow after work to dig around and find the culprit (hope).
Are there any standard problems that I should be aware of? Thank you guys for any insight!
First the car:
1996 Volvo 850 GLT (non-turbo)
160,000 Miles
My car has started to leak oil like nobody's business. Overnight it made a spot on the road about 6"x5". This seemed to have come out of nowhere. In the little bit of time that I had before work I looked under the car and under the hood. The front of the engine is splattered and coated with oil, as is the bottom of the oilpan and everything from there back. I put in more oil because it was low due to the leaking. By low I mean I added two quarts and now I can see it on the dip stick!
I just did the PCV about a month ago so I am hoping that maybe one of the bottom hoses on the front of the engine came off. Would it leak that much? The leak seems to be centered about the front of the engine toward the passenger side.
I am going to take it over to my uncles house tomorrow after work to dig around and find the culprit (hope).
Are there any standard problems that I should be aware of? Thank you guys for any insight!