Oil issues

[seaisle1]

Noticed oil on engine and under cart so I put a piece of cardboard under it to try and pin point leak but oil drops over a 2 foot area so it must be spraying out somewhere and dripping from multiple locations any help on where to begin troubleshooting this would be appreciated thanks in advance

[Dabble Inn]

It might be helpful if we knew what year buggy you have? 2 or 4 cycle?

[seaisle1]

It’s 2006 ezgo Txt 4 cycle

[newtjl]

I cant think of any way to know for sure without disassembling but Im going to bet crank seals. It gets slung everywhere. Is it fan side or clutch side or can you tell?

[seaisle1]

Clutch side Oil everywhere on drivers side

[CP241]

Could simply be just the oil filter o ring.

When anything leaks on these, it pools in the cradle under the motor and when it drips to the floor, it drips everywhere. Only way to know for sure where is to pressure wash it all clean, then clean everything with brake cleaner, and blow off with compressed air. Run it for no more than a minute or two and see where it's coming from.

I'd almost put money on the oil filter o ring. These engines aren't common for leaks unless they've been taken apart.

[seaisle1]

Is the oil in crankcase under pressure? Because there is oil on areas above the filter

[CP241]

Yes, but there is a big fan that blows things everywhere. Oil pressure can be 70+psi at cold start. Lot of pressure for these little engines!

Valve cover gasket is also known to dry out and leak. But truly, you won't know until you clean everything REALLY good and source the leak

[seaisle1]

Thanks great advice ,I didn’t even try and find leak just put on new o-ring and some fresh oil problem solved $8 repair

[CatCam]

Same thing happened to me a few weeks back, sprayed oil....looked all over, thinking it was coming from a blown seal somewhere.....1/2 turn on the oil filter did the trick! But the sprayed oil keeps corrosion under control under the cart!!! hahaha