oil drip

[DANA BIZZELL]

My 31 coupe has always dripped a little, just noticed last couple weeks no drips after oil change, filler cap has been pushed down to far is only thing i can think of any other opinions.
Thanks
Dana

 

[Charlville]

Bit of a stab in the dark but did you change the oil grade by any chance?

 

[H. L. Chauvin]

Hi Dana,

One concern may be:

Roughly, how many quarts of new oil were added after draining old oil?

 

[Mitch//pa]

i thought they were supposed to leak

 

[Willie Krash]

If mine doesn't leak I check the oil.

 

[burner31]

Give it time, she's just messing with ya

 

[Big hammer]

Ok yes they mark their spots but YES the fill cap needs to breath or they can build up pressure and leak!

 

[DANA BIZZELL]

Has been leaking four years, same weight and amount of oil that i have been using.
Thanks
Dana

 

[Tiny]

It's out of oil!!!
Old Harleys, Aircooled VW's, and Old Fords only stop dripping when they have no oil in them.

 

[amodel25]

Like an old man told me one time many years ago while he watched me pour a quart in my '51........."It's a Ford. If it ain't leaking or smoking, it's empty".

 

[marc hildebrant]

My car went from a steady leaker to hardly any when I changed them amount I add after an oil change from 4 1\2 quarts to 4 quarts.

I keep the oil around halfway between the two lines.

Marc

 

[mshmodela]

Hey I think most 84 year old's drip a little --even Model A's.

 

[CWPASADENA]

My car went from a steady leaker to hardly any when I changed them amount I add after an oil change from 4 1\2 quarts to 4 quarts.

I keep the oil around halfway between the two lines.

Marc

I agree.

This seemed to help the leak in my car. It will now weep a little occasionally a drop or two but hardly any real leak at all. I just watch to be sure the level does not drop below the "L" mark.

I am very pleased.

Chris W.