mystery leak
03-19-2011, 08:03 PM
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mystery leak
soooo after rear main gasket, oil pan gasket, front and rear t-case seals, and valve covergasket and tanny pan gasket, im still getting a leak from somewhere near the engine/trans area. It seems to leak down onto the front of the bellhousing and drips onto the exhaust tubbing (*sp.).And whatever it is, i beleive its blowing by and collecting on the cross member cuz it always seems to have a good film of oil on it with a drip here and there even after i wipe it clean and dry. any ideas?
its just the smellyness/smoking of it when its running thats getting to me. Its hardly a fluid loss at all cuz after 3 months, when i check the level, it hasnt even really moved
its just the smellyness/smoking of it when its running thats getting to me. Its hardly a fluid loss at all cuz after 3 months, when i check the level, it hasnt even really moved
03-19-2011, 08:12 PM
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Ya I've got usually 6 XJs at once infront of my house all with small drips, excluding gump who just bought a crate
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03-20-2011, 01:22 AM
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probably the oil filter adapter o-rings
just one of the many places my jeep leaks from
just one of the many places my jeep leaks from
03-20-2011, 05:38 AM
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
very common for pan gasket also to squeez out when tightend up get a small flash light and look between the bell housing and motor see if it did
04-10-2011, 04:16 PM
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could also be the back of the valve cover. it will run down the back of the block and look like a rear main seal. just stick your hand back behind the valve cover and see if you have fresh oil.
04-10-2011, 07:40 PM
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soooo after rear main gasket, oil pan gasket, front and rear t-case seals, and valve covergasket and tanny pan gasket, im still getting a leak from somewhere near the engine/trans area. It seems to leak down onto the front of the bellhousing and drips onto the exhaust tubbing (*sp.).And whatever it is, i beleive its blowing by and collecting on the cross member cuz it always seems to have a good film of oil on it with a drip here and there even after i wipe it clean and dry. any ideas?
its just the smellyness/smoking of it when its running thats getting to me. Its hardly a fluid loss at all cuz after 3 months, when i check the level, it hasnt even really moved
its just the smellyness/smoking of it when its running thats getting to me. Its hardly a fluid loss at all cuz after 3 months, when i check the level, it hasnt even really moved
04-10-2011, 07:43 PM
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Year: 1989 Laredo
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Ive had to do the rocker cover gasket more than once, had it slip out at the back the 1st time and had similar oil down the back onto the exh. pipe.