Oil Leak questions

What brand of motor. I have read in some of these threads, to change mounts when trans is removed. The leak you talk about someone suggested it may be leaking on the side of the block and showing up in the rear. Good luck.

 

I do check for this issue. Steam off the engine then have die in engine and run for up to 30min not moving. Then if die shines with black light even 1/2 inch then the fly wheel housing seal needs replaced. It could alos be head or any other gasket leaking. Just remember if flows back and down. And look where it is wet

 

Sorry ment to say 1/2 above the pan gasket.

 

Np i work at a dealership and do it all the time. Just check what color the dye looks like under light and make sure engine dye. Some are one bottle to every 5 gal. Sometimes i double..

 

Oh if you get you clutch done make sure the gap between bearing and clutch is 1/2 in. And you fork gap is 1/8. A lot of guys do not do this right. You can buy the tool to measure gaps. If they do it right you will almost never need to do linkage for proper clutch brake. Also warranty will not cover if not adjusted right. Eaton does tear apart clutches and look at wear patterns

 

Before you pull the trans, check the rear cam plate and valve cover. It could also be the flywheel housing leaking. Before you use dye, be sure to steam every thing really good, it makes it so much easier to see. The typical leak on the drivers side top front is the diamond seal, but it could be valve cover or front cover as well.

 

Just think of it this way it could be worse you can be driving an MBE engine lol