Fluid leak help.

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  1. Thetrashnoob

    Thetrashnoob Light Load Member

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    *update*
    I tightened the hose and it appears to have stopped the leak! Next up trying to track down the source of the oil leak!
     
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  3. Thetrashnoob

    Thetrashnoob Light Load Member

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    so after having the truck sit for almost 3 weeks, this is the amount of oil it has leaked. Should I be concerned and try to track down the leak? I know it’s an older truck so I assumed it was going to leak. The whole underside is coated with oil. Some on the exhaust, the trans, oilpan, pto pump. It appears to be coming from higher than the oil pan as you can see where it dripped down the pan. Any suggestions on what I should do?
     
  4. AModelCat

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    Clean it off really good and see where its coming from. It can be extremely hard to find leaks sometimes when oil is just everywhere.
     
  5. Thetrashnoob

    Thetrashnoob Light Load Member

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    That’s the next step, I need to crawl back under and try to clean what I can off to see where the leaks coming from. I wasn’t sure if it’s worth trying to track down or not.
     
  6. Thetrashnoob

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    Just got the truck inspected finally they are saying it’s a wheel seal, and they are going to replace it. Said it’ll be 4-600 if the leak didn’t wreck the new brake pads. If it did it’ll be more. Sucks but nothing I can do about it.
     
  7. LameMule

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    You should really learn how to replace it yourself, you're losing a ton of money by paying others to do the easy stuff.
     
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  8. Thetrashnoob

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    Trust me I would be doing it myself, currently though it is the middle of winter and I don’t feel like working outside in 10 degree weather to do the seal myself, next time I certainly will as I am hoping to have access to garage space soon. But until then, I’ll take the loss and pay some to deal with it.
     
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  9. ChuckMartel

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    If you had a wheel seal on a steer leaking bad enough to cause that mess your tire should have fell off long ago...not saying your wheel seal isn’t leaking but you must still have other issues.
     
  10. Thetrashnoob

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    The truck has had less than 100 miles pit on since I bought it, it’s been sitting as I’ve been waiting for my dumpsters to arrive etc. I have 2 different leaks oil leak from somewhere on the engine and something in the wheel. Wheel seal seems logical as the inside of the wheel is wet with oil. I have no experience in this so I am not sure and just going off of what the mechanic is saying
     
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