My old truck is doing so bad, I’ve been trying to take care of it but the amount of money I’m having to put into it is really taking its toll.
2004 f350 4x4 lariat I had it bullet proofed a while back and now it has a pretty bad oil leak I’ve taken into the shop who did the work and they have yet to find it!

my first thoughts were it was somewhere hard to get to as he mentioned he had to raise the cab off of the truck, although I could be wrong. Last time I had it unit wasn’t leaking any transmission fluid but now it is

i needed a front tire so I bought 4 wheels and tires for it but the tires even tho apear to be in great shape are not, they shake you to death when you get going 45 mph. I’m due to get two new tires asap.

I drove a friend home today and when I got back home I noticed a very noticeable transmission fluid leak. It looks as if it’s coming from the head pan.

just wondering if these dagone tires are vibrating stuff loose off of my truck?

 

Sorry for your troubles but if the shop is shrugging their shoulders and wanting to remove the cab for diagnosis of an oil leak you need a new shop.

They sound like a group of ********

 

there was a misunderstanding they had to remove the cab in order to do previous work, I had a new oil cooler and other things done to it.

now I’m starting to think it is the transmission leaking.

 

First thing first, what color is the fluid? Unless the trans fluid is burnt, it is going to be red and engine oil is most likely going to be black in color.

In regards to your tire dilemma, it seems like they were used based on your statement. Were these tires balanced properly?

Leaks are relatively easy to find but the area needs to be cleaned thoroughly, allowed to dry then the looking begins.

 

Color of fluid was looking black, like motor oil. I looked through my phone for a photo of the bottom of my truck. Again it’s older 2004 I just had it Bulletproofed. The shop who did the work said they couldn’t find the oil leak! I’m starting to wonder now if there are any transmission lines that run to the top of the transmission?

haven’t hurt anything knock on wood it’s just annoying always being vigilant and worrying about staining someone’s driveway.

 

 

lol idk if this is serious or some kind of a joke, this is where the oil is leaking from tho…

 

You either have a rear main seal leak or a bedplate leak.

If you or the mechanic has cleaned the area affected and still can't find it then that is most likely your problem.

Before you ask, yes they are extensive labor wise to repair and one more costly than the other. One involves the transmission to come out and the other involves removal of the engine.

 

It was a joke I started when the 6.0L first launched, when I bought mine. They were notorious for having a rear main seal leak, and mine appeared to be having one, too.

Not all of us did. Instead of painting the torque converters, the manufacturer switched to an corrosion resistant oil covering. Except early on in the trucks life, the oil flung in the bellhousing and started to drip.

Many of us had the rear main seal changed. Another division of my old company was and is the supplier of the main seal, and they were going nuts since all the dyno testing showed no issues. However, the design was changed due to the uproar.

So I never changed my rear seal, and that ‘catch can’ was made to collect the oil for one of my friends, who was the marketing director for the sealing group, National. The collected oil was then analyzed and found not to be motor oil. However, the catch can was too good of an opportunity to make into a joke. At first, it was just with my employees and Jim, who shared it with his people. But my quirky nature got the best of me and made it into a joke at The Diesel Stop forum, as though it was a real product.

There were some issues though. Some of the rear engine covers had the dowels misaligned, especially the manual transmission trucks. The new seal design has more allowance for that condition.

However, when someone has a drip problem, I can’t help myself.

 

OMG!!! That is hilarious!!

I may need that soon! I forgot the dab of permetex when I installed my oil pump cover this past summer!!

 

Got one of those for leaky valve covers, Jack?

 

it just had major rebuild
How is the oil level and coolant levals

is it making oil
too full will leak
and can be cause by leaking inject seals or leaky oil cooler

They all had the infamous hanging drip but once it hit the driveway might be worth looking into