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Re: Update on oil leak on 22RE pickup

Posted By:	Darril
Posted On:	October 02, 2002 at 10:51 am EDT

Jon A wrote:

> Are you talking about the main
> pulley that drives the fan an
> d the alternator? Cuz the fan
> itself is attached to the wate
> r pump, and there's no oil in
> there, just coolant.
> If you're talking about that m
> ain bottom pulley that basical
> ly runs the whole thing, then
> yes, that's your crank pulley
> right there, and it probably I
> S the crank seal. That's basic
> ally the seal that keeps oil f
> rom the oil pan in there, and
> keeps it from pissing out all
> over the place. Same job as a
> rear axle seal, or a front hub
> oil seal.
> BUT, you say it's coming from
> the actual pulley the fan is a
> ttached to...Okay, I think I h
> ave an idea. There's the water
> pump, then the water pump att
> aches to the timing cover, whi
> ch covers the front of the blo
> ck from the head to the oil pa
> n. Am I close?

Jon, yes your right. Yesterday i took the radiator fan off, and the water pump pulley and degreased the engine AGAIN. I started the truck up and let it run long enough to get up to temperature, because thats when it seems to start leaking. Well heres the funny part: The oil wasnt leaking. So i shut it down, let it sit for awhile and started it back up and let it idle again for another 5 minutes or so, carefully watching the temp guage since it had no belt driving the waterpump pulley. Anyways, lo and behold once again it did not leak oil. So i put the water pump pulley and fan back on, started it up and let it idle for longer this time, and it started leaking oil again. WTF? This is the 3rd day ive been hunting this oil leak now, LOL. Any ideas? Judging from where the oil is leaking, IF it is leaking from the front crank seal, its leaking from the top of the seal, and not the bottom. ALSO, when i pulled off the waterpump pulley, it exposed a small hole under the piece that protrudes that the waterpump pulley attaches to. The hole is only visible from underneath the vehicle, and it looks like a hole that is about a quarter inch in diameter. There looked to be oil in it. I wonder if that is where the oil is coming from? I dunno dude. I'm about this close from ripping everything off the front of the engine and replacing all the seals, which i dont want to to do, ha ha.

Darril

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Re: Update on oil leak on 22RE pickup - Jon A 10/03/02 (1)

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Message:	Darril wrote: > > > Jon A wrote: > > > Are you talking about the ma > in > > pulley that drives the fan a > n > > d the alternator? Cuz the fa > n > > itself is attached to the wa > te > > r pump, and there's no oil i > n > > there, just coolant. > > If you're talking about that > m > > ain bottom pulley that basic > al > > ly runs the whole thing, the > n > > yes, that's your crank pulle > y > > right there, and it probably > I > > S the crank seal. That's bas > ic > > ally the seal that keeps oil > f > > rom the oil pan in there, an > d > > keeps it from pissing out al > l > > over the place. Same job as > a > > rear axle seal, or a front h > ub > > oil seal. > > BUT, you say it's coming fro > m > > the actual pulley the fan is > a > > ttached to...Okay, I think I > h > > ave an idea. There's the wat > er > > pump, then the water pump at > t > > aches to the timing cover, w > hi > > ch covers the front of the b > lo > > ck from the head to the oil > pa > > n. Am I close? > > Jon, yes your right. Yesterday > i took the radiator fan off, > and the water pump pulley and > degreased the engine AGAIN. I > started the truck up and let i > t run long enough to get up to > temperature, because thats wh > en it seems to start leaking. > Well heres the funny part: The > oil wasnt leaking. So i shut > it down, let it sit for awhile > and started it back up and le > t it idle again for another 5 > minutes or so, carefully watch > ing the temp guage since it ha > d no belt driving the waterpum > p pulley. Anyways, lo and beho > ld once again it did not leak > oil. So i put the water pump p > ulley and fan back on, started > it up and let it idle for lon > ger this time, and it started > leaking oil again. WTF? This i > s the 3rd day ive been hunting > this oil leak now, LOL. Any i > deas? Judging from where the o > il is leaking, IF it is leakin > g from the front crank seal, i > ts leaking from the top of the > seal, and not the bottom. ALS > O, when i pulled off the water > pump pulley, it exposed a smal > l hole under the piece that pr > otrudes that the waterpump pul > ley attaches to. The hole is o > nly visible from underneath th > e vehicle, and it looks like a > hole that is about a quarter > inch in diameter. There looked > to be oil in it. I wonder if > that is where the oil is comin > g from? I dunno dude. I'm abou > t this close from ripping ever > ything off the front of the en > gine and replacing all the sea > ls, which i dont want to to do > , ha ha. > > Darril
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