Oil Spraying out from somewhere

I've used Simple Green and a hot water pressure washer like at the coin operated car wash places.  Some of them have a steaming clean bay.

I did it with degreaser and paper towels, but it was a messy job.

I had a similar issue for the first couple of year I owned my car.  I eventually discovered that the cast aluminum pedestal that the doghouse oil cooler sat on was porous, and oil would seep out of it and get spread by the fan all over the engine compartment.  What a mess that was.

Thanks,

Because it just started I am thinking an old hose needs replacing but I need to clean things up before I have any chance of finding a source. When I say it’s everywhere it's not an exaggeration, I don’t think I could do a better job of coating things in oil if I tried deep frying the whole back end.

Big fun will be getting myself and it home when I get out of work.

Almost sounds as if the oil has been over-filled.  If so, it blows out and all over the place, especially on the top side of the heat shields and around the generator/distributor.

Still, check your oil hoses for leaks.

Oh, and Simple Green works like magic on that sort of thing, along with the pressure washer.  Wrap your distributor cap with a baggie or zip lock bag before blasting it, though, or you'll have other problems.

wipe off the back of the crank pulley and see if it's slinging off that sucker. If the oil is coming the crank pulley seal it will fling everywhere. It's usually in a straight line from left to right in respect to the crank pulley.

Ted

Simple green and bag off the dizzy like Gordon says. Spray it clean, dry what you can and have an second person start the motor while you observe. Perhaps wear safety goggles....maybe a fancy hairnet....tarp ? Please let us know what you find. Good luck.

Try brakleen I use it to spray down the bottom because my top oil cooler fitting seeps and I don't have time to rip my kafer bar out right now so I can get at it. It hasn't hurt any of the paint and it dissolves the oil and grease then it evaporates. It works great

A while back I checked the oil level on my IM and then went for a short drive.

Guess what I forgot to put back in.....

At highway speeds the oil coming out of the dip stick hole was flung around the entire engine compartment by my big spinning 911 styled fan.

What a mess!

I would bag the carbs as well. You don't want ANY water to get in them, trust me.

Simple Green worked great it’s the cleanest the engine has looked since I bought the car. I did have some issues with water getting in some places I thought I had sealed off ziplock bags and twist ties didn't work as well as I thought they would.

I had a hose that was leaking, I cut off ½ inch and re-attached (it had the room). I think I will look to replace all the hoses over the winter. Only way I found the leak was to get the engine/oil hot because it would only leak when the oil was thinned out with the heat.