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The first step is to clean your motor and engine compartment. Use degreaser available at a parts store. Put something under the vehicle that will allow you to see where oil is hitting the floor like a big piece of plywood. Make sure your crankcase is full of oil, then start your motor. Run it for a short time and don't let it get too hot. Shut the motor off and visually inspect for the source of the oil. It should be easy to narrow down once you see where oil is running onto the plywood and and where on the motor the oil appears from. Hint; if oil is leaking from between the motor and the transmission bell housing it's probably your rear main seal.
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Can oil leak through the head gasket?
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