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"sony1492" (sony1492)
07/25/2020 at 13:37 • Filed to: Cheby

48 hours of accumulation and its turned into Exxon Valdez. Puddles under the trans but appears to be engine oil, the drivetrain is so thoughly caked that its hard to tell where its coming from. Probably everywhere.

DISCUSSION (23)

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > sony1492
07/25/2020 at 13:47

Rear main seal, probably.

onlytwowheels > sony1492
07/25/2020 at 13:53

Pull the bellhousing inspection plate and you should have your answer.

sony1492 > onlytwowheels
07/25/2020 at 13:58

Full well expecting to end up pulling the trans off

atfsgeoff > sony1492
07/25/2020 at 14:08

Could be the rear main seal, if it is, don’t neglect to service/replace the PCV system which is often the cause of excessive crankcase pressure and resultant bursting of the rear main seal in the first place.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > sony1492
07/25/2020 at 14:09

There's a lake of oil under my pickup after a few days, right under the rear main seal. Just the nature of the beast.

Jayvincent > sony1492
07/25/2020 at 14:10

S u re, what did you think would happen if you go park with your wheels all jacked to the side like that? Scottsdales and Subu r bans need to be parked with wheels straight, on a 10degree upslope, preferably over crushed gravel or loose sand. It’s in your (irretrievably lost) owners manual to expect fluid seepage if you don’t follow the parking guidance. I’m surprised it’s not spewing coolant from the overflow hose!

Seriously, though, it’s probably the rear main seal, unless it’s the valve cover gaskets (in which case you should see it running all down the sides or rear of the en gine block), and I don’t remember if those are the easy 2-piece ones you can change by dropping the oil pan (which invariably leak again because 2-piece seals... don’t) or if it’s the 1-piece type where you have to pull the driveshaft and trans to replace. I’m sending positive thoughts your way, hopefully it’s the 2-piece. Good luck and remem ber to post a followup, if and when...