...Another Oil Leak
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Dont worry about it.
Or you can buy this, follow the directions and be done with it.
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Well in case you didn't notice, the first picture is hardly "high up" and by your logic, I could simply say the same thing - pretty tough for valve cover gasket leak seepage to cover the oil pan.
Anyways, every DII I've seen leaks around the valve cover area - so that's not the variable here - if it's ending up down there, and ESPECIALLY if its dripping onto the ground / diff / etc. I'd take the others' advice and clean her up then check in a few days.
Mine was a PITA, when raining the parking lot would look like a freaking oil slick,
and it was staining the driveway. FWIW it was never enough to require topping off somehow - but I also didn't really let it slide for that long!
My engine look the same few months ago. I got fed up with guessing and changed all gaskets, seals, water pump, oil pump, pulleys, belt, engine cover, timing chain, gears, etc. Turned out to be the best thing I could have done.
Love the truck since then! 10 times more dependable!
Love the truck since then! 10 times more dependable!
Agreed, Murphys's Law is a multi-volume set. My Mercedes can out leak the Disco by volume, but not by number of locations.... I park over sand, in the future they will think it is the southern version of the Canadian tar sands...
I was having a hard time finding orientation on the 2nd pic, so not sure. To me, it looks like the rear valve cover gaskets are leaking. As mentioned, be sure to loosen a bit and then torque to specs. Mine started to leak a few months ago. I cleaned it off, did that and it has been oil free since.
The front seal could be causing the drip towards the front (if that is what I was looking at). I would get a small oil spot every so often from in back by the oil filter. When I had it apart for the water pump, I was able to see it from there. Very minor. I wish I had the gaskets while I was in there so I could have handled it then but didn't.
The front seal could be causing the drip towards the front (if that is what I was looking at). I would get a small oil spot every so often from in back by the oil filter. When I had it apart for the water pump, I was able to see it from there. Very minor. I wish I had the gaskets while I was in there so I could have handled it then but didn't.
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