so i've looked around a bit, but was wantin some more input as to the most common spot(s) for an oil leak on an ea-71 (other than the drain plug)

thanks in advance to all who reply

-mike

Valve covers, and the oil pan gasket. Same as EA81's actually.... do em up with high temp RTV, and they won't leak..... for a while.

 

As for the drain plug - get a new metal crush gasket every few times you change the oil. They are cheap, and I usually buy 10 or 20 at a time....

 

GD

Oil pump gasket is another leaker. If the car has alot of miles on it, it might be a good idea to put a gasket set/seal on the pump.

The common spots that I've learned about in the short time I've owned by Sub are the oil pump gasket, and the front crank seal. I know of those cause thats what I'm going to be replacing tomorrow.