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Originally Posted by andreic
I have a separate question about my 1975 914 1.8L. I have a pretty serious oil leak from the engine; I think it's from the oil cooler seals, but I'll have to dig some more into it. The oil leak is such that I lose about a quart of oil in 30 miles of driving, and I have oil dripping from all over the engine, and the upper part of the engine is coated in a light film of oil.
However, after having the car sit for a couple of hours in my garage, I noticed another, smaller puddle of oil under the front of the car. Peering under, I saw a plastic hose end sticking out maybe 1/2" from under the compartment that holds the fuel tank, etc. Oil was coming out of there. My question is, where is that hose coming from? What is it for? I saw something in a photo that said it was a water drain, is it coming from the engine compartment? Could it be collecting oil from the engine compartment and draining it in the front of the car?
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golly oil up front? You'd know if it was gasoline from the smell, so thats not it, it should not be oil (unless a spare bottle of oil leaked in the frunk (Front tRUNK))
My guess is that you have found brake fluid under the front of the car. jacker her up safely secured and remove the rockshield that is below the master cylinder. i'd bet she has a leak. A test for brake fluid other than smell is to test if it will combine with a drop of water or not. oil will stay seperate from water, brake fluid will combine.
the oil leak in the rear might be a weeping oil pressure switch, located on top of the motor near the distributor. it leaks and the oil from it goes right on top of the oil cooler, pretending to be an oil cooler leak. cheap part and very easy to remove / install, so check it BEFORE pulling the oil cooler. you might be lucky on this one.