# Oil geyser leak!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-geyser-leak/57796>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac\
**Created:** [November 20, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-geyser-leak/57796 "2010-11-20T19:56:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![D-BLSD1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@D-BLSD1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/D-BLSD1)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-geyser-leak/57796/1 "2010-11-20T19:56:21Z")

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major oil leak near the transfer case/oil pan

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-geyser-leak/57796/2 "2010-11-20T20:00:38Z")

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Would you like us to confirm that oil coming out of the transfer case is a LEAK??

In any case don’t drive another foot, and have the car towed to a reputable garage which can deal with both engine and transmission problems. With any luck it will be just a gasket. It could also be a cracked transmission case.

Budget $300-$1500 depending on the outcome.

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-geyser-leak/57796/3 "2010-11-20T22:36:11Z")

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You might take a closer look from under the car. First check the engine oil dip stick and add if needed. A “geyser” would lead me to guess that the problem is the oil pressure sender. If so, the repair will be less than $100 if you haven’t done catastrophic damage to the engine driving with too little oil.