Hi All!

After driving for about 30 minutes, oil seems to drip from the engine on my 89 Corolla XL. At first i suspected leaky oil seals, but after bringing it to cheiffy's, e malinis naman daw -- there were some streaks on the timing belt cover were the oil seemed to have dripped, pero ung timing belt mismo e malinis. Off to cheiffy's i go

But wouldn't you know it...pagdating dun e biglang nawala ung drip B). We washed out the engine with gas, ran it at idle for 15 minutes,pero no drip. It seems that the problem manifests itself after the car has been driven for a few minutes.

Right now there are 5 theories: the leak may have come from a.) the oil pan gasket, b.) oil pump, c.) from the bolt on top of the engine, d.) too much oil, or e.) too much revving

Since mabibilang lang sa daliri ung times that i go beyond 80kph, theory e seems unlikely. It's hard to tell if i do rev up too much, since my ride doesn't have a tachometer.

Theory d is a bit remote, 'coz the dipstick tells me the oil is actually closer to low than high, and i've never added any oil since my last oil change(April 2003), and the drip only started last month

On the right side of the engine naman(sa me bandang distributor cap), meron ding tagas...they say it could be the oil seal sa distributor cap. Parang di naman related....

...or are they? hmmm, pwede rin kasing dun nanggaling ung tagas...dunno


Since this problem closely resembles life(not black and white, but multiple shades of gray), any suggestion on how to go about it? i would prefer chieffy's suggestion of going the least expensive route first B).


(salamat pala sa eats, chieffy! dyahe naman masyado B).