oil leak please help
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oil leak please help
Hi There, I need help with a oil leak. Its on the drivers side rear. I have a 04 with a 5.4 3v with 100k. It will only leak when driving. I have had it on the rack for more then 8 hr on three different trips to the shop. No one can find this leak, because it will only leak when driving. Anyone with info on this. Thank you.
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motor running?
So has the motor been running while it was on the rack? I would think that a high idle would create an oil leak too, if it was a cover. I would lift the truck just enough to get under there, get a good light and a small telescoping mirror to look around up there. There isnt much else up there to leak if it isnt that.
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Kind of like watching the end of "The Man Show" a few years back.
Sorry I'm of no help on the leak.
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So has the motor been running while it was on the rack? I would think that a high idle would create an oil leak too, if it was a cover. I would lift the truck just enough to get under there, get a good light and a small telescoping mirror to look around up there. There isnt much else up there to leak if it isnt that.
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It's not that hard to figure out. Clean the affected area w/ brake clean and dry it w/ compressed shop air. Take it for a ride and then put it back on the hoist and see where the oil's coming from. Could be a leaking head gasket or cracked head? Where exactly is it leaking on the engine? Up near the head, or down near the oil pan?
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