Define a "leak" and try checking your oil?

Well, an oil leak would signify there is oil in it, but its leaking.. Not to be a smart ass.. Check the dip stick, is there oil on it? If not, add a quart, and check it again. If still none, pop the drain plug and do an oil change. Check the cylinders by popping out the spark plugs and check for oil residue on the plugs, if there is oil "not carbon, actual oil" it could signify that you have busted rings. Busted rings means you need a rebuild. Easiest way to determine this is test the cylinders compression. The PSI should be around 150-170 per cylinder, if you read something like 150, 150, 70, 148, 160, 150 than you can do something called a wet test, just drip a LITTLE oil in where the plug goes, than do the test again. If it raises the compression, than your rings are bad. If it doesn't, it could be the cylinder wall.

Do that than come back. Also, be a fucking man and run your finger in the liquid and taste and smell it. is it sweet? is it oily? Is it both?

i checked and its low as fuck but when i was 16 i had this little saturn sl1 and it leaked oil faster than you could pour it in. but it would start every time. so thats why i asked does this sound like it would be the issue with the jeep not starting?


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and i was underneath the car checking to see if it was a fuel leak like last time (fucking squirrels...) and i saw some juice running down the tire and stuff so i rubbed it and it smelled like oil.

This post was edited by TRADE_MASTER on Mar 12 2015 04:02pm

Down the tire? Is it brake fluid? Which tire?

I'd assume a front if he thinks its oil.

..Left or right

go back under your bridge and wait to make stupid comments on threads.

left

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driver side

This post was edited by TRADE_MASTER on Mar 12 2015 05:02pm

Its not starting for these reasons

Its lacking air, fuel, or power.

If its not the battery, check the intake, did you get water/snow in it?

Can you hear the starter turning your motor? Is your starter free spinning?

no snow in the intake. smelled fuel slightly like the time i had a fuel leak but then the smell went away and there was no leaking so i think the fuel may not be reaching the engine. starter cranks strong.

It's maybe the starter too, if you can visually see where your starter is have somebody just touch the starter with a hammer as you try to start it at the very same time.