Thanks for the replies..

ManyAudis,
What do you mean by "Most of the time it is the coolant that leaks?"

 

The oil cooler has two coolant lines. Usually the point at which one of these lines connects to the cooler will leak and drip on the ground. See item 10 in the image.

 

That seal for the cooler is what goes bad. The cooler is the oil filter housing.

 

Thanks.

Even if oil is coming out of this seal pretty rapidly the car should still start, shouldn't it?

 

Oh... I can see where this is going.

In theory, yes... an engine should still start, but not for very long. If it isn't turning over and you lost a substantial and ran it with a small amount of oil then you might be in trouble.

 

Well, I may be in trouble then.

I have already stated this earlier in the thread so I'll bullet point.


- Replaced both valve cover gaskets and passenger side cam tensioner seal

- Filled the oil and cranked teh car

- Car ran for 3 seconds

- Motor was knocking pretty bad

- I thought motor sounded like that because it had no oil and the cam tensioners did not get enough oil pressure to adjust

- Ran out of battery and couldn't start car again

- Car turns over smoothly and does not sound bad

- Charged battery and tried again

- Car almost starts

- Huge stream of oil coming from atop and around the oil cooler.

- Constant sad face now.