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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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yeah, that's not "pretty good like", that's a LOT. No wonder you are empty of oil. Just think how fast it drips when under higher pressures, like when you accelerate. Did you find where it dripping from?
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Well i know its coming from the right side if your facing the front. i thought it was coming from around the oil filter but then it kinda looks like its coming from the area around the filter and dripping downward. i dont think its the pan. i will have to clean the engine up and take pics.
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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yes i would definitely do that first
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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gunk the motor off and remember oil runs down hill follw the drops up
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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yea give a pic. sounds like some gasket rotted out somewhere...... maybe even the sending unit it bad/cracked?
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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oil pressure switch is leaking right by oil filter
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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looks similar to this
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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like this
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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Ok so i had to get the jeep from my job home. i had some extra oil so i drove it..when it got low on oil it would smoke. so i would add more and it would be fine. so i got it home pulled it onto some stands and took this pic. My buddy come over and he said he was almost 100% sure it was the o-rings on the adapter. but i noticed a couple things, in the pic does it look like the right 2 oil pan screws are missing? it could be the switch also or?
I also did want to notate that i know the oil pressure light on the dash does not work.
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Good Lord!! Before everyone on here has you running in freaking circles chasing off the wall stuff, check the obvious, it is more than likely the o-rings on your oil filter adapter. They get hard and leak. No big deal to fix either. OH yeah, and get rid of that Fram POS!

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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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remeber oil runs down i see the oil sending unit in the pic start the truck and look in the aera for oil running down or out in the soaked aera
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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clean motor off, fill up with oil, and start motor and watch the OPS and the oil filter adaptor.

with how fast you are leaking you should be able to visually see the leak. both are an easy fix and relatively cheap
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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So for the oil adapter i would have to prop the engine and pull the mount? also what does the sending unit look like?
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by sofwhitewolf
So for the oil adapter i would have to prop the engine and pull the mount? also what does the sending unit look like?
yes, that would make it the easiest.

and it looks like what "freegdr" posted
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 01:53 AM
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its in the pic you posted right above the filter with the wire plugged into the top of it
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