N14 oil leak

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  1. Chevyho

    Chevyho Medium Load Member

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    I just picked up a 99 pete with a n14 celect plus at auction for very cheap with a oil leak. I dont know any previous history, truck starts and runs excellent. Looks like a rear main seal to me but could be rear of pan, I will post up a picture to get your opinions. The oil is very black and thin, I just dont want to change oil now if I gotta drop it to repair leak again anyways, my question is can a rear main leak because of thin (extremely used) oil? Also cam followers have small leaks nothing major.
     
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  3. Chevyho

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    leak.jpg

    Pan is on the left, flywheel housing on right.. Doesnt start leaking until oil heats up to temp
     
  4. bowtieboy77

    bowtieboy77 Light Load Member

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    At first glance I was going to say rear main but looking closer that is rear pan leaking down then across over to the flywheel hole. While pan is off might be time for rod and main brgs depending on milage. It is very doubtfull its rear main leaking between block and the engine bell.
     
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  5. Heavyd

    Heavyd Road Train Member

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    Oil can leak and follow seams and track to weird places. The leak might be from somewhere else all together. I also do not think it is the rear main.
     
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  6. Chevyho

    Chevyho Medium Load Member

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    I had the engine perfectly clean, its def leaking straight down either from pan or rear main.
     
  7. Heavyd

    Heavyd Road Train Member

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    Try to snug up those pan bolts. The pan gasket is just a paper type and eventually leaks.
     
  8. Chevyho

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    I retorqued all to 50 ft/lbs except the 4 smaller bolts at rear, only torqued to 30ft/lbs cuz i couldnt find a torque value for them.
     
  9. JohnP3

    JohnP3 Road Train Member

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    To test for a rear main seal take it to a preasure washer and remove the plug from the bottom of the bellhousing, run the engine at about 1200 RPM, with it warm is best, put the nozzle end partially in the hole you took the plug out of, with a soapy spray, be sure the cover plate is on that will clean out the bell housing. Spray in for at least a minute, then let it drain and do it again at least three times. Then take the truck and leave it run for at least ten minutes, shut it down if the oil comes out the plug hole it is inside the housing or the seal. if not you can see if it is running outside the housing or the oil pan.
    I torque oil pan bolts to 55 and the little ones to 25 ft lbs
     
  10. Chevyho

    Chevyho Medium Load Member

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    does this work with a n14? the way the rear of pan is designed I would think even if rear seal was gone it wouldnt necesarily leak in flywheel housing. I did clean it out good nothing comming out hole.
     
  11. EccII

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    just did a rear main seal on a n-14...did not fix the leak.
    there is a cam casting plug/freeze plug in the rear stucture that was the problem
     
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