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[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Our 96 Sonoma that we just got in April, about a month later ended up having a massive oil leak. It first showed up on the oil pressure gauge.

One day, had to put 3 quarts in it! It wasn't burning the oil, nor would it leave a puddle under the truck. So where the fuck was it going?

There was only one way to find out. Inspect everything with the engine running. Turned out the oil filter was ancient, clogged with what looked almost like tar, and basically pouring oil out from around the seal.

One ~$8 oil filter fixed that right up ๐Ÿ‘

Point is, we would have never known just by checking the engine before cranking it, as the oil doesn't pump unless the engine spinny spinny. Bonus points for having an actual oil pressure gauge, as we would have probably drove it bone dry until the engine locked up otherwise.