SoCalGuy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Northridge, CA
I've been noticing a lot of oil drip puddles under my '90 XJ 4.0, even when parked in a spot for only a few hours, and when I checked the dipstick the other day I was down to the bottom tip of the stick! I changed the oil probably a month ago, and it has gone about 1200-1500 miles. I went to the store and added 2 quarts of oil, and the level wasn't even up to the "Add" line. So I figure it lost about 3 out of 6 quarts in those 1500 miles.
I've started checking all around the engine, it seems to be coming from the back right side of the engine. It is too far back to be the oil sending unit or the oil filter, it is coming from way back near the tranny and the firewall. I crawled underneath and everything is covered in oil, the tranny, the transfer case, even the frame rails nearly back to the rear axle.
I've read a lot of other posts on here about leaks from the oil pan gasket and the main seal. Could this be my problem? I don't think it is the oil pan, but I am not sure where the main seal even is. There is a ton of oil down on the block and on the front and bottom on the tranny, so it seems too high to be the oil pan.
Any good suggestions or ideas about what is the cause of the leak? Should I just try cleaning everything of oil and looking for where it is coming from? I couldn't see it at all, it seemed to be coming down the right side of the block way back near the tranny, no way to get a close look. Should I try using a flourescent dye? If anyone has any good ideas, it would be greatly appreciated.
I've started checking all around the engine, it seems to be coming from the back right side of the engine. It is too far back to be the oil sending unit or the oil filter, it is coming from way back near the tranny and the firewall. I crawled underneath and everything is covered in oil, the tranny, the transfer case, even the frame rails nearly back to the rear axle.
I've read a lot of other posts on here about leaks from the oil pan gasket and the main seal. Could this be my problem? I don't think it is the oil pan, but I am not sure where the main seal even is. There is a ton of oil down on the block and on the front and bottom on the tranny, so it seems too high to be the oil pan.
Any good suggestions or ideas about what is the cause of the leak? Should I just try cleaning everything of oil and looking for where it is coming from? I couldn't see it at all, it seemed to be coming down the right side of the block way back near the tranny, no way to get a close look. Should I try using a flourescent dye? If anyone has any good ideas, it would be greatly appreciated.