So my 2012 GTI has a big oil leak somewhere, I can smell the burnt oil very vaguely yet I changed my oil 2 weeks ago and dipstick says it’s low. I checked all around to look for oil or anything to resemble a leak and I couldn’t find a thing. I’m really lost on where to find this leak and how to fix it. If someone could give me any suggestions before I take it to a shop, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Help! Major Oil Leak
- Thread starter SeanGTI12
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Car is not stock. Put 5 quarts in 2 weeks ago and down to barely nothing on the dipstick.
Thumper
Autocross Champion
That is a LOT of oil gone, unless you have a blackhole in your engine bay that oil has to be on the ground or coming out the tailpipe and at that rate I would expect the cloud of smoke if it was burning to be quite obvious.
Should be obvious under the car even if it's only leaking while being driven, there has to be a massive amount of oil splattered under the car if it's a leak.
And no smoke coming out of the pipes?
Should be obvious under the car even if it's only leaking while being driven, there has to be a massive amount of oil splattered under the car if it's a leak.
And no smoke coming out of the pipes?
Weirdly there is no smoke and I looked for oil spots on my driveway and couldn’t find anything
BudgetPhoenix
Autocross Champion
Get the car up on jacks and check under. The timing covers are a big potential leak source