My 2004 ram has developed a hugh oil leak at 70000 mile I changed the oil and all was well now at 75000 when I changed it there is oil from front to back of the truck. I cleaned it all of and added some oil dye but I can't seem to pinpoint where the leak is coming from. I changed the oil thursday and it is a quart low already. It is dry around the plug and filter. It seems to be dripping the most on the passenger side need the ac compressor. I checked though the forums and the only leak I could find was the round pump cover on the driver side of the engine. I called the locale dodge dealer and the service advisor told me that oil leaks aren't coverd by the engine warrenty. Any ideas.

 

Oil leaks arent covered thats a new one on me...... I think they are how long is your warranty??????

 

Oil leaks ARE covered under the engine warranty.Bonehead.Another one making it up as he goes along.Engine gaskets and seal,rear main etc.are COVERED.

 

Find a new dealer thats my advise. sounds like yours is a law suit waiting to happen. good luck.

 

this will sound stupid but these things have happened to me in the past .old filter gasket stuck to block now you have two gaskets -put filter on that did not have a gasket-gasket broke -gasket twisted on filter .most of this happened with fram filters before i new better .

 

Yeap, sounds like a stuck o-ring gasket for the oil filter. Don't forget to use a quality filter like a Fleetguard Stratapore or a factory Mopar filter. Wouldn't use anything else. Frams filters,,, really don't classify them as filters. Pull the filter off and see if you have a extra gasket sticking to the filter housing. A good habit to get into is to wipe the filter housing with a clean cloth or paper towel before installing a new filter. You will catch that stuck o-ring every time.

 

Yeap sounds like a double O ring on the block or no O ring at all! pull that baby off and take a look!!

 

no it isn't double gasketed it started leaking right befor the last oil change. I have been using the mopar filters sisnce new. Any other ideas, I really hate to let the clowns at the dealer mangle it if they don't even know whats covered by the warrenty

 

Ok look at the filter housing itself! it could be leaking or the lines going to and from it!

 

I would pull the filter and check it. Easy to do. Just to be sure. You can very easily eliminate it out of the equation.

 

check the turbo oil lines

 

power wash it off and then start it and watch for the leak....

 

Just in case any body wanted to know got my truck back yesterday and they had to replace the gasket between the aluminum timing housing and the block it had blown out at the top.

 

did thay cover it under warrenty?

 

hey thanks for the update!!