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Anonymous Posted on Mar 15, 2012

I had a mechanic over to fix the oil leak and the sparks I heard when driving. After the fixing yesterday, I heard more sparks and vibrant sounds when driving. He asked me to wait in another room when doing that and I heard some ponding on metals. He told me he was going to do something with the gasket where the oil is leaking from. Did he replace some good parts with subpar ones or is it normal?

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  • wadingriver
    wadingriver Mar 15, 2012

    Where was the oil leaking from?

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    told it was from the gasket

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    told it was from the gasket

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    and some may from the front right corner of the engine.

  • wadingriver
    wadingriver Mar 15, 2012

    Sorry donald. Ther e are Oil Pan Gaskets, Valve cover gaskets, oil filter gaskets. Not sure what you have there. Not sure what you mean 'Heard Sparks'

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    I am not a mechanic. Those terms are known by me only when you mentioned them. But can you tell me how can I see whether the engine is the original one with the vehicle according to my vehicle VIN number.

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    Because the color is shinyier before.

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    was like bright silver but now it is kind of brown on the top.

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    by sparks I mean little sound like popcorn getting done in microwave but only slighter.

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    i think there is something wrong with those wires and there is some powder on my battery newly appeared. hope it will not take forever to find that malfunctioning wire. it sparks a lot when braking and the brake is recently fixed. maybe should start from there? or fix the clamp on the battery? tired to spend more money on that vehicle. looks like generating more issues when fixing them.

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2012

    thanks for the solution.

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Do any of your gauges flicker when you hear the sparking? it sounds like you have a worn through power lead or spark plug wire thats crossing current to a ground, such as your engine, exhaust manifold or frame. there are casting numbers on your engine and you can look them up online for year make and model of car they were put in as well as place of manufacture, if any info doesnt match with what you know then its a different motor. you can also ask the dealer to look up which motor by casting number belongs in your car. however it could be you had a bad valve cover and the machanic replaced it with a used one that was dirty or a different color. or it could simply be dirty from the mechanic not cleaning up after himself.

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