[coult45]

i have a slow leak. i already posted my leak around my oil pan, seems like a very slowwwww drip.

but i believe there might be another.

i seems to have oil, gunk, maybe grease, and random crap all around my inner tie rod boots. on both sides. any cause or idea for this? I have attached some pictures.

I have 2 more questions,

1. what are the amounts of oil that the oil dipsticks show, ex: 4.5 qts at full, xxx at low.

last time i changed my oil i only got about 1.5 qts out, OUCH!

2. i've heard a clunk/tick ever since i bought the car, it has aftermarket axles, i know this is not the best route but i dont have money to get them replaced for subaru OEM or otherwise. I can physically hold each axle and move it in and out, is this the aftermarket fit, or do they all do this?

 

[coult45]

its the 2.5 litre, 2nd gen, 04 outback. manual


I figure i'll do another oil change and see what its at. I just replaced the coolant, and went on a 300 mile trip to the ski mtn and back, and she didn't change a drop, so im stoked on that. it was leaking slowly somewhere before, I made sure i put the subaru additive in this time.

any correlation with coolant? The overflow tank had no signs of oil, and the old coolant looked shiny and good. the tank had alot of gunk, but after adding the coolant additive it looked similar.


i recently changed my PCV valve. the new one is extremely noisy, not sure if this would effect the oil or not. the old one would rattle, but very little. There is gunk down in the spot where the PCV threads into, not in the rubber hose, but the block side.

any ideas? where could it possibly leak? I posted another thread stating my drain pan has a screw that could be providing a slight leak, i'll get a new screw(if anyone knows the size) and put some new gasket in there.