ColoradoDave
NAXJA Forum User
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Hi. first off, 92xj 4.0 5spd np231, rustys 3 inch, 260k and still kickin.
I've been chasing oil leaks for awhile and recently replaced the valve cover gasket and the oil filter adapter O rings. On the freeway yesterday I notice I'm burning oil and leaving a smoke trail thick enough to get lost in. I pull over and find oil pouring off the front of the transmission and dripping all over the exhaust pipe hence the smoke. Limped it home. spent a few hours cleaning today to track down my leak and found I'm leaking from either the rear main or the oil pan gasket I don't really care which I'll replace them both. My problem is I'm not convinced those are the only leaks. I can't find any trace of oil leaking from the filter adapter, distributor, head gasket, or valve cover gasket but before I cleaned there was oil sprayed all the way up on the hood and over the plug wires, I mean everything was covered in oil!
So, my question is, could an oil pan gasket or a rear main spray that much oil forward by themselves? has anyone seen this before?
thanks, sorry for rambling.
I've been chasing oil leaks for awhile and recently replaced the valve cover gasket and the oil filter adapter O rings. On the freeway yesterday I notice I'm burning oil and leaving a smoke trail thick enough to get lost in. I pull over and find oil pouring off the front of the transmission and dripping all over the exhaust pipe hence the smoke. Limped it home. spent a few hours cleaning today to track down my leak and found I'm leaking from either the rear main or the oil pan gasket I don't really care which I'll replace them both. My problem is I'm not convinced those are the only leaks. I can't find any trace of oil leaking from the filter adapter, distributor, head gasket, or valve cover gasket but before I cleaned there was oil sprayed all the way up on the hood and over the plug wires, I mean everything was covered in oil!
So, my question is, could an oil pan gasket or a rear main spray that much oil forward by themselves? has anyone seen this before?
thanks, sorry for rambling.