oil leak

Asked by babers91 Oct 24, 2017 at 10:31 PM about the 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2007 nissan altima that is leaking oil. It's
gotten to the point where I have to constantly poor
oil in everyday and there's a burning smell that lets
me know I need to put more oil in. Any idea what
exactly needs to be fixed. I don't have money to get
it looked at right now.

4 Answers

Until you find the source you can't fix the leak. Possibly a crank seal or a valve cover gasket.

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If you are seeing leaked oil, that is one thing, but you could try changing the PCV valve. fairly cheap experiment. a bad one can cause oil consumption.

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2007-2012 Altimas are notorious for having issues with the gasket & O-Ring in their oil pump. I'd start there if I were you.

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I am currently having a oil leak in my 2012 Altima. I is driving me crazy having o put oil in it often . I'm thinking of trading it in, I had the valve cover gasket and oil filter replaced and its still leaking

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