Hello,
Been using this forum to repair and [sometimes] diagnose my 2003 2.7L Automatic, 134,XXX miles. I bought it at auction and have been doing the needed repairs by myself to save money.
I replaced the valve cover and intake gaskets, but it is still leaking oil from the location in the picture. Could this be the rear main seal?
It's not a major leak (yet) - maybe a quart every 1000+ miles. Funny thing is, it didn't appear to leak until after my most recent oil change. I switched from conventional to Mobil 1, full synthetic, high mileage. I'm thinking that doing that may have cleared out some buildup that was preventing the leak - but I'm not qualified to make that determination.
(Side note: I tried searching the forum before posting this but I couldn't find a previous post. I apologize if this has already been discussed.)
Been using this forum to repair and [sometimes] diagnose my 2003 2.7L Automatic, 134,XXX miles. I bought it at auction and have been doing the needed repairs by myself to save money.
I replaced the valve cover and intake gaskets, but it is still leaking oil from the location in the picture. Could this be the rear main seal?
It's not a major leak (yet) - maybe a quart every 1000+ miles. Funny thing is, it didn't appear to leak until after my most recent oil change. I switched from conventional to Mobil 1, full synthetic, high mileage. I'm thinking that doing that may have cleared out some buildup that was preventing the leak - but I'm not qualified to make that determination.
(Side note: I tried searching the forum before posting this but I couldn't find a previous post. I apologize if this has already been discussed.)
