Rear main seal leak
I was supposed to leave Michigan this morning for a 2 month trip to FLA. I have a 1997 Xplorer 230XL, a 20' Class B on a dodge ram van 3500 chassis. I had noticed a small oil spot under my engine & ...
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steveh27 wrote:
The oil drip seems to land on the hot exhaust pipe from the engine. I worry about the fire potential. I had small leaks from other seals that never dripped on the ground & didn't need to add oil until early last year when I had them replace those seals. But this small leak does hit the ground after the hot pipe.
Leaving now for the next shop. Thanks for the input.
It won't catch on fire, but it will smell bad and smoke. As others have mentioned just keep an eye on the oil level.
I'm currently replacing the engine in my stepson's '08 Jeep because it had an oil leak that was not monitored properly. That's about a $3,000 mistake for that particular vehicle even with me doing all the labor.
