x91j

i have a few drips of oil coming off my bell housing on my 95 zj 4.0 does this sound like a rms? or could the oil be coming from somewhere else, hasnt leaked until i changed the oil.

kohlers89XJ

this may sound dumb but did you spill any oil when changing it and it could just be running down now

x91j

i did explode the oil filter lol. but all that oil was cleaned up and that was about 3 weeks ago. this looks fresh everytime

kohlers89XJ

o ok ha but yea i would think so that where mine is coming from im pretty sure but its not bad enough for me to worry about

x91j

ya its a few drops every other night but my grandpas yelling at me because its ruining his driveway lol. im goign to start with the valve cover i think and see if thats it if not its rms time. anyone else have any ideas?

kohlers89XJ

my mom said the same thing to me about the driveway so i started parking in the grass and then with rain and weight theres ruts in the front yard ha but good luck with fixing your leak did you try adding any stop leak stuff

x91j

no i was thinking about it but then again most that crap doesnt work

kohlers89XJ

yea very good point and it will eventually start leaking again anyway so if possible fix it

x91j

ya i havnt taken to much time looking for it all i know is that its coming off the bell housing. i know my valve covers leaking a little but i dont see how that would leak down to the bell housing

kohlers89XJ

yea i would inspect that RMS

x91j

i hate seals. i just had to do the trans rear seal

kohlers89XJ

o man that sucks

trucker

I would check the oil filter seal.

x91j

changed the valve cover gasket and its still leaking. its not the rear main seal because theres no oil build up where i cleaned it its all on the bottom of the bell housing. i looked everywhere and it looks like its comign from the upper half of the engine.

troy fritz

Could be comming from the back of the valve cover or freeze plug.