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Leaking Oil
« on: April 20, 2011, 09:17:32 AM »
Hey guys, my wife just called me and said my sidekick sport is leaking oil slowly from between the engine and transmission.  Any idea what it could be?

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Re: Leaking Oil
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2011, 10:36:53 AM »
Several possibilities exist ...

First - is it transmission fluid or engine oil?

If it's transmission fluid - the transmission input seal

If it's engine oil - engine rear main seal, cam position sensor (there is an external O ring, and I believe there should be an internal seal) or the cam cover gasket.

A slow weep from the cam position sensor O ring is fairly common, and is more a nuisance (because of the dirt) than a problem - the oil loss is insignificant on mine.
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