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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 05:31 PM
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Front driveshaft

Any suggestions on where to start with this leak? Anyone have issue like this with front driveshaft?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 05:50 PM
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Something is leaking on to it. I'd guess it's from the pinion, but could be from the engine.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 06:02 PM
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Need more pictures, where it meets the housing would be helpful. Can't tell anything from that one. As Compression-Ignition said, could be dripping down from above.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 07:04 PM
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The CCV box on the driver's side was leaking down the side of the engine on my 2020 and dripping on this same location. Just needed a new O-ring to seal it up. Get a creeper and see if you can see if anything is dripping from the engine.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2022 | 09:12 PM
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Here is the leak dripping on driveshaft. Also blowing back underneath truck. How serious is this? Looks like a trip to the stealership
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Old Jan 18, 2022 | 08:50 AM
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i am no mechanic, but that looks to be bad😕
looks like a crack in the block?? 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
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Old Jan 18, 2022 | 08:59 AM
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Would have to see cleaned up as it's hard to tell from the pic, but those could be parting lines from the casting and with the oil mess look like a crack.
 
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Looks like a common valve cover leak to me. Not a big deal imo.
 
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Looks like a common valve cover leak to me. Not a big deal imo.
+1 on the valve cover leak.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2022 | 09:58 AM
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Keep it from rusting.
 
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Is it coming from that point we see in the picture, or could it be still above that?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2022 | 01:24 PM
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Above the engine looked clean. Checked by CCV and did not see any oil. Probably a valve cover like some are saying
 
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Looks like this gasket. But there is a hairline crack appearance going down too.


 
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That looks like a mark from casting. I don’t think it’s a crack.
 
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That looks like a mark from casting. I don’t think it’s a crack.
this....

Follow it and and you can see it connects with the casting mark from the other side
 
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