justinef'npartlo
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Port Huron, MI
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two days ago i looked under my car and there was a few oil spots...i checked the oil and it was low so i put a quart of oil in the next day there was a large puddle about a foot in diameter. if anyone could let me know what could be leaking it would be greatly appreciated...... oh its an 88 tc if that matters
stock 1988 T Bird Turbo Coupe, 5speed, Dark blue, Grey interior.
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84TBirdTurbo42
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Angola NY
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rear main seal, valve cover gasket. oil line, oil filter, drain plug.... theres a million places it can leak oil.
Chris Perry
1984 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. Dead, NY rot killed her
1986 Thunderbird shell, swapping parts from the 84.
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Pete D
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Northern OH
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It might help to get it up on a lift and start looking. Like Chris said there are lots of possibilities. Sounds like you have a significant leak so don't ignore fixing it and very regularly
check the oil level.
Pete Dunham
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justinef'npartlo
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Port Huron, MI
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well i checked it a little bit ago and the leaking slowed down a lot, its back to the few spots here and there
stock 1988 T Bird Turbo Coupe, 5speed, Dark blue, Grey interior.
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Cracker137
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Oct 2009
Carleton, MI
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Make sure it isnt comming from the oil level sensor, I just took mne out and put some teflon on it and boom no more oild leak. But like 84TBirdTurbo42 said it can leak from many diffrent places.....
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zbird
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Joshua, Texas
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Could be from the middle of the sensor and teflon will not stop it. They are notorious for leaking from the center around the sensor when they age. The sensor is still available from Ford. Try cleaning any oil off the engine then running it and rechecking for the culprit.
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RC Martin
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Colorado
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The worst intermittent leak I had was the seal around the oil cooler. It would leak little more than a couple drips one day, or let out a steady stream other days. 23 years (that's how old it was at the time) is a long time for a rubber ring that gets heated and cooled, and holds out oil...
Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, Bright Canyon Red TuTone, Desert Tan Interior; 1 of 7 in this combo in 1984 according to Marti. 1 of 13,361 TCs in 84.
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justinef'npartlo
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Port Huron, MI
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thanks for the info guys
stock 1988 T Bird Turbo Coupe, 5speed, Dark blue, Grey interior.
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Jeff K
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Milwaukee, WI
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Quote:Originally posted by Cracker137:
Make sure it isnt comming from the oil level sensor, I just took mne out and put some teflon on it and boom no more oild leak. But like 84TBirdTurbo42 said it can leak from many diffrent places.....
Good idea... the oil level sensors are well known for both leake from the sensor itself and leaks from the gasket.
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
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justinef'npartlo
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Port Huron, MI
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well the leak seems to be because the crankcase was clogged causing pressure that blew out the rear main seal and pretty much all the other seals and gaskets on the engine......
stock 1988 T Bird Turbo Coupe, 5speed, Dark blue, Grey interior.
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