My 1998 saturn sl2 is leaking alot of oil. i dont drive it unless going to work but if it sits on my day off i have to keep adding alot of oil it leaks out while i am at work so i believe it leaks while i drive and when sitting but in the last week i have used ten quarts of oil. i cant tell where its coming from besides that its coming from the front passenger side. what could this be?

SOURCE: oil leak on drivers side 2005 saturn ion ,just had oil change last week

if you look at the front of the engine from the top there is a plastic cover with a 1 1/4'' bolt head that is the oil filter housing the cover has a oring seal on it at times the oring gets torn when installed

Marvin

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• Posted on Mar 13, 2009

SOURCE: Excessive oil use

the time it takes to use one quart is not the figure I need, how many miles does three weeks represent? 1000 miles per quart is ok, less and you will need new rings in most cases, which of course means an engine overhaul.

SOURCE: 1998 Saturn SL2 smell of wax paperburning after

Sounds like you spilled a little oil on the engine when you added oil. Don't worry it will burn off by itself as long as you don't have an oil leak somwhere. If the smell doesn't go away after running the engine for 50 miles or so have a shop check the engine for oil leaks.

SOURCE: Oil leak

probably a pan leak ... if the head was leaking like that you would be mixing up a storm....

SOURCE: 2003 saturn ion adding antifreeze every 2 weeks cannot find leak

There should be a radiator cap as it controls what goes into the overfill tank. You might consider replacing it. If there are no leaks in the radiator or hoses, there are only 3 places the coolant can go (water pump leak, blown gasket, or out throught the radiator cap). Hope its the cap because that's the cheapest. Good luck!