trip went great, trailer towed perfect i appreciate it. yeah its just sitting in my back yard between 2 trees lol. And no warranty on it i have 140k miles on it now. I mean i could pay to have it done but wondering if Scott could let me use the lift, pull the tranny out to get to the seal.

 

Cool thanks, just hit me up when you are available... I really appreciate it.

 

Tim how sure are you that it's the main seal? Could it be a blown freeze plug or head gasket? Are you sure it's engine oil and not ATF?

 

for sure its engine oil, cause i can add oil and drive my 8 hour trip for work and check my oil again and its pretty much empty. I made sure it wasn't blow by, did a couple of blow by tests and everything looks fine, i don't have anything coming out of the oil fill cap or the tube when its running. When i remove the inspection cover on the bellhousing darn thing is filled with oil.

 

i am gonna check the top of the tunnel again but when i checked on sunday it was pretty much dry, a little dusty oil substance but thats normal. The wet oil is all on the bottom.

 

the only other thing i was told to try was the oil pan bolts, i just had to retorque them to 21ftlbs, the rear ones were all about 3/4 of a turn loose. Not getting my hopes up just yet but ran the truck for 15 minutes and don't see anything dripping yet. Driving to WV again today so that will be the true test.

 

didn't help any, still leaking like crazy, filling up the inspection plate

 

So Scott any luck on using the lift, i will pay, if not then i will have to take it to the *********** and get raped.

 

If its filling the bell housing, it sounds like a rear main seal. You can do it without pulling the motor out, but it is just as much work either way.

 

well now i don't know if i was just seeing residule from the leak of the oil pan or not cause after my long drive to wv i didn't really lose any oil, it was all over the place but checked it and its still at the normal level

 

Have you checked to see if it's leaking out of the valve cover?
Need to pin point it. Don't wanna drop the trans for no reason.
The Cave is available this weekend. I know John wants to get his AD in his truck too.

 

Hey Scott
If we're making a list, I have an A pillar EGT gage to put in and a DSS front bracket to put on. But I'd say repairs have priority. I can lend a hand Sat AM.

 

Scott,
How does Saturday afternoon sound. I need to drop Johnny off at a Halloween party at 2pm and I can come up after that...

Just test drove the truck for the first time.. Popped lower drivers intercooler boot and need to repair that. But it ran real great before that..

 

yeah i checked the top of the bellhousing and its dry, ran my hand up all the way to the head and there is nothing really there. little bit of dirt but nothing really wet with oil.

 

wondering what else i need besides the seal and gaskets, do i need tranny fluid or anything since the tranny will be pulled.