Stan Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Hope some of you gearheads can point me in the right direction. I have a very small oil leak, but cannot find where it is coming from. It appears to be tranni oil, but the engine and tranni areas are dry. The only wet area is the 'frame' on the RH side starting from the back of the tranni crossmember and ending at the front muffler support. Now here is where it gets weird. About 10" in front of the muffler, under the floor, there are two rows of plugs (9 electrical connectors) Under these connectors is a heat shield attached with two bolts into the 'frame' and a stud with a nut on the floor pan. There is oil dripping off the rear lower electrical connector. The oil appears to then drop down on to the heat shield and then migrates to the lower rear heat shield attachment bolt and then on to the frame and at speed the air blows it up and down the 'frame'. . There are no pipes in the area of the connectors except the fuel lines running a bit lower and they are dry. I have cleaned everything a few times and taken it for a drive and then immediately checked again for the leak. Every time I check that lower rear electrical connector is dripping oil. No, I am not on drugs! I have considered that the oil could be coming from ahead of the heat shield and then at speed the air currents blow it up behind the heat shield and on to the connector. but if that were the case, then their should be something wet ahead of the crossmember or under the heat shield. The only oil that drips onto my driveway is directly below that rear bolt for the heat shield. Help .......!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) check your oil pressure sensor on the block near the oil filter. i use a bit of plumbers tape when i thread that bugger in.. they are known for leaking. Edited June 24, 2007 by Slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 :worthless: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Slick, thanks. I will check that, but this is not engine oil, it is transmission oil. 88pathoffroad, never thought to snap any shots. Have loaned my camera out and will not get it back for a few days. Once I have it back will see if I can get any decent pics. An update; I cleaned all the oil off everything once again, but this time I wadded up a piece of paper towel and stuffed it under the rear connector and the heat shield. Took it for a short dive and guess what? No more dripping oil and the paper is dry! In fact, everything is dry. Thus is getting really weird. Have not done very much driving like this, but will check it over the next couple of days. Don't want to leave the paper there for too long as I am afraid the proximity to the hot exhaust could cause it catch fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 maybe whatever was leaking has no more oil to leak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Slick, thanks. I will check that, but this is not engine oil, it is transmission oil. ah, sorry, musta gone blind reading your original post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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