Am I the only guy with a bad IX?
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Am I the only guy with a bad IX?
Seriously. My IX is brand new and it is leaking oil all over the place. It seems like it was put together by a Ford guy. I may have both a bad seal on one of the oil feed lines on the back side of the block and I may have a bad gasket between the block and the head. The thing doesn't even have 3,000 miles on it and it looks like I've had it for over 80,000 miles by the looks of the oily crap on the motor (and everything below it).
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
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Originally Posted by Mmelmann
Seriously. My IX is brand new and it is leaking oil all over the place. It seems like it was put together by a Ford guy. I may have both a bad seal on one of the oil feed lines on the back side of the block and I may have a bad gasket between the block and the head. The thing doesn't even have 3,000 miles on it and it looks like I've had it for over 80,000 miles by the looks of the oily crap on the motor (and everything below it).
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
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Originally Posted by Mmelmann
Seriously. My IX is brand new and it is leaking oil all over the place. It seems like it was put together by a Ford guy. I may have both a bad seal on one of the oil feed lines on the back side of the block and I may have a bad gasket between the block and the head. The thing doesn't even have 3,000 miles on it and it looks like I've had it for over 80,000 miles by the looks of the oily crap on the motor (and everything below it).
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
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so sorry for ur guys' oil leak problem...i know what it's like, cuz my mr2 turbo gave me hell with oil leaks (distributor, oil pan seals, head gasket (major pita)).....
i drive a IX as well that was bought about 3 weeks ago...and with 3000 miles on her everything's absolutely perfect...
hope u guys resolve ur issues asap. i hate driving a fun car whilte having to put up with the down time...
i drive a IX as well that was bought about 3 weeks ago...and with 3000 miles on her everything's absolutely perfect...
hope u guys resolve ur issues asap. i hate driving a fun car whilte having to put up with the down time...
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i had the same problemt with my evo 8, where it would leak from the back side of the valve cover so bad that you would see oil puddles on the head. i bought a new valve cover gasket, and i used copper spray with copper gasket maker around the edges, and i havent seen a film of oil yet.
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Originally Posted by Mmelmann
Seriously. My IX is brand new and it is leaking oil all over the place. It seems like it was put together by a Ford guy. I may have both a bad seal on one of the oil feed lines on the back side of the block and I may have a bad gasket between the block and the head. The thing doesn't even have 3,000 miles on it and it looks like I've had it for over 80,000 miles by the looks of the oily crap on the motor (and everything below it).
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
Please tell me that there is somebody else out there who's IX is like mine.... actually that would be a bad thing. I'm just hoping that the dealership can fix it without screwing up something else in the process of working on it. (Been there... done that)
not one single problem. i don't know what to say. perhaps i got lucky on mine?
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No worries...do you see oil on the pan, on the oil filter...pooling in the undertray? Mine had a bad oil pump seal at 1200 miles MOD-FREE. Mitsu took care of it and I am happy. No worries there....it is annoying as hell. Good luck bro.
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The oil leak seems to come from an oil feed hard line just above the alternator mounting bracket. There are two copper or brass washers on each side of the banjo bolt that may be defective or over-torqued. That's the main leak and it splatters oil all over the place because as oil runs from the banjo bolt and travels down that hard line... it drips intermittently at random spots.
Therefore, I get a good friggin oily film all over the back of the block underneath the intake manifold. It kind of made it hard to find the leak initially. Hopefully that's the only problem spot... not a bad gasket here or there.
I just thought that it's interesting that a brand new EvoIX with an old proven motor would have a flaw right off the bat. I also noticed that my buddy's Evo VIII doesn't have the same configuration as mine (pertaining to the oil feed lines, alternator mounting bracket, etc.) If you really look at the two motors back to back you'll see that the changes are interesting. From the looks of this... change is not a good thing.
Therefore, I get a good friggin oily film all over the back of the block underneath the intake manifold. It kind of made it hard to find the leak initially. Hopefully that's the only problem spot... not a bad gasket here or there.
I just thought that it's interesting that a brand new EvoIX with an old proven motor would have a flaw right off the bat. I also noticed that my buddy's Evo VIII doesn't have the same configuration as mine (pertaining to the oil feed lines, alternator mounting bracket, etc.) If you really look at the two motors back to back you'll see that the changes are interesting. From the looks of this... change is not a good thing.