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Post by mcdave70 on Aug 28, 2010 15:12:15 GMT -5
I just got a 1998 jx sidekick. It is leaking oil bad and I am looking for an afordable motor. automatic trans pretty sure it is 1.6L mfi sohc 16v. Any one know the best place to find one cheep...
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Post by Lucy on Aug 28, 2010 18:14:27 GMT -5
Hey there...where is the oil leaking from? is it at the back of the engine near the fire wall.....running down the back onto the tranny bell housing by chance?
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Post by mcdave70 on Aug 29, 2010 18:41:52 GMT -5
Do not know much about these motors. Looks like it is coming from the plastic cover on the front.
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Post by Lucy on Aug 29, 2010 23:46:09 GMT -5
ok , well the most common places these engines leak oil is the distributor and the rear of the engine fixing that one is easy and as cheep as a .50 o-ring or a $3.00 tube of ultra blue. the other place is the valve cover gasket very simple fix ...only like 6 bolts and you can either buy a gasket kit for around 40- 75 buck ( depending on where you go) or you can buy a roll of cork gasket and cut yourself a new one using the old one as a template. If it's leaking at the front I'd lay bets it's just your valve cover gasket....I would recommend checking the back of the engine under the dzzy though as it is so very common. The only leak that would be serious enough to consider a new engine would be a head gasket but if that is blown you will have coolant in your oil.
Good luck and please feel free to ask away if you have any questions.
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