I change my valve cover gasket and my leak seems to be the same or even a little worse. I did have a valve cover leak and now everything around it seems dry. I have oil dripping from the bellhousing and the pan under the transmission is covered in oil. It does not look like trans oil but I really cant tell. My enigne oil is full and my trans fluid seems full. I believe the RMS could be leaking but I dont see anything serious from that area. What really worries me is the layer of oil on the pan of the transmission. Has anyone seen this as well. I have searched and I dont find a lot of other similar issues.

 

check your oil filter adapter

 

i have the exact same problem atm, and yesterday found out the oil filter was the wrong one, not my fault btw came with it on, and i have purchased the original mopar one, i will let you know if this sorts it

 

you know, its funny because I did notice while lurking around under the jeep with a flash light that the Oil filter did seem a little oily. It did not seem like a lot but that is a very good thought. What I dont get is how that could cause oil on the bellhousing and pan. wouldnt it just drip directly off the Filter.

 

Hi. Ive heard many a horror stories about Cherokees leaking from basically every possible seal you can think of.

 

um....ok....

 

the 4 main areas are the valve cover,oil filter adapter,oil pan,rms,you should also check the distributor base,oil pressure sending unit.

 

Lol, youre saying that like thats not the topic of discussion with this guys Jeep right now.

 

i have oil all over the place under my jeep and the oil filter adapter is leaking, if you think about it when your driving 75 down the highway im sure the oils gonna get blown all over

good story

 

Maybe head gasket?

 

Man I hope not. I dont seem to be loosing any coolant and the oil looks fine. It pretty brown, getting close to black... time for a change. I really dont seem to be loosing any oil, but the bellhousing and trans pan is coated in it. I am leaning towards the oil filter though. Some of my research online leads to this.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/oil...pter-fix-4338/

 

oh yea, and check this out. Sounds like all of my symptoms.... going to look for these rings for next weekends project.

http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/filter.html

 

i know this is a weird question but did you put some gasket sealer in? like some rtv or anything?

 

I did and it was a thin coat except for the back, I spread that on pretty thick. I checked and the valve cover seems ok. The bottom of the oil filter had a nice coating of oil on it though. I am hoping that is my issue.

 

Oil filter housing. Replace the o-rings and be leak free for a few days