StevieRT
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- West Chicago, IL
Hey guys, a few questions for you. I have a 98 Classic 4.0/AW4 4x4 with 138,000 miles. I get a few drips of oil every night about the size of a quarter-1/2 dollar on my driveway. I have been for over a year. I look underneath the Jeep and the entire right side of the block, from the where the head meets the block and down is covered in oil. Also the oil pan/trans, starter motor, etc. I replaced the VC gasket, the OFA o-rings, distributor gasket, even the grommets on top of the valve cover for the emissions stuff. I even replaced the o-rings again for fear I might have done it wrong because it did not stop the leak. The only things left are the head gasket and RMS. I went to do the RMS and after I removed the inspection cover, I was kind of shocked to see the flyweel and inside bellhousing bone dry. So I put it back together and came on here.
I searched, and very few people seem to have the head gasket oil seeping problem, or at least they dont post much on here about it, but has anyone ever successfully figured out a simple way to stop it without tearing the whole engine apart? I really dont want to do a head gasket because the Jeep runs flawlessly and doesn't have any other problems.
Also wouldn't an RMS cause the flywheel and inner bellhousing to be covered in oil. If its dry the rear main should be ok right? I just read that when these things go, they seem to get oil everywhere including the right side of the block so thats why I thought that could have been my culprit. Anybody else have these problems? Thanks in advance! -Steve
I searched, and very few people seem to have the head gasket oil seeping problem, or at least they dont post much on here about it, but has anyone ever successfully figured out a simple way to stop it without tearing the whole engine apart? I really dont want to do a head gasket because the Jeep runs flawlessly and doesn't have any other problems.
Also wouldn't an RMS cause the flywheel and inner bellhousing to be covered in oil. If its dry the rear main should be ok right? I just read that when these things go, they seem to get oil everywhere including the right side of the block so thats why I thought that could have been my culprit. Anybody else have these problems? Thanks in advance! -Steve